Ridge Fire
The Ridge Fire was reported on July 2, 2024 in Catron County, New Mexico and burned 4,257 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,257 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2024
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2024 at 12:07 PM MDT, 4,257 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 33.405, -108.551.
The incident
- Size
- 4,257 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 2, 2024 at 11:36 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 24 miles south of Reserve NM, 19 miles east of Glenwood NM.
- County
- Catron County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Willow Creek, NM
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-NMGNF-000318
- IRWIN identifier
- DE85CEB0-295D-43A3-8E44-BB5A39F844B6
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 8, 2024 (0 acres) to October 16, 2024 (4,257 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,845 acres, mapped July 10, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2024 | 0 | |
| July 10, 2024 | 1,846 | +1,846 |
| July 11, 2024 | 2,245 | +399 |
| July 12, 2024 | 2,488 | +243 |
| July 13, 2024 | 2,966 | +478 |
| July 14, 2024 | 3,442 | +476 |
| July 15, 2024 | 3,740 | +298 |
| July 16, 2024 | 3,942 | +202 |
| July 17, 2024 | 4,123 | +181 |
| October 16, 2024 | 4,257 | +134 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- Reserve, NM24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Silver City, NM47 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Arenas Valley, NM47 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Santa Clara, NM49 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, AZ50 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bayard, NM51 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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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 October 16, 2024 at 12:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2024-NMGNF-000318.