K 72 Fire
The K 72 Fire was reported on March 29, 2025 in Union County, New Mexico and burned 320 acres. It was declared out on April 12, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 320 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2025
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped May 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM MDT, 320 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 36.624, -103.082.
The incident
- Size
- 320 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM MDT
- Declared out
- April 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13.25 miles NE of Clayton NM at intersection of HWY 406 and Adobe Road
- County
- Union County
- State
- New Mexico
- Nearest city reported
- Clayton
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NMCIF-000156
- IRWIN identifier
- CA810937-2F6F-48B0-8F2B-26440A6B9CA8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clayton, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 May 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-NMCIF-000156.