Encerrita Fire
The Encerrita Fire was reported on June 15, 2024 in Cibola County, New Mexico and burned 1,541 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,541 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2024
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2024 at 9:07 AM MDT, 2,499 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.934, -107.935.
The incident
- Size
- 1,541 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2024 at 12:41 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 29, 2024 at 3:11 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 31, 2024 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 miles south of Grants NM.
- County
- Cibola County
- State
- New Mexico
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NMEMP-000234
- IRWIN identifier
- 36B464E1-53A8-4FF9-9EDC-8FCE6A2F0EEF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 17, 2024 (284 acres) to June 25, 2024 (2,499 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,488 acres, mapped June 21, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2024 | 284 | |
| June 18, 2024 | 284 | 0 |
| June 19, 2024 | 2,220 | +1,936 |
| June 20, 2024 | 3 | -2,217 |
| June 21, 2024 | 2,491 | +2,488 |
| June 22, 2024 | 2,496 | +5 |
| June 24, 2024 | 2,498 | +2 |
| June 25, 2024 | 2,499 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Rafael, NM covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 28, 2024 at 9:07 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-NMEMP-000234.