Island Fire
The Island Fire was reported on August 22, 2024 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 1,600 acres. It was fully contained on August 28, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2024
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.949, -103.644.
The incident
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Island Mesa, north of SR 456, west of Long Canyon Road, Union County
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Des Moines, NM
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Part of
- Cross L Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NMN2S-000441
- IRWIN identifier
- BD85E3DD-4D8C-4B68-B8F6-E1955649DEC6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clayton, 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 January 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM MST. Identifier 2024-NMN2S-000441.