Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
450 acres Aug 14, 7:01 PM
|
402 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−48 acres
was 450 acres · Aug 14, 7:01 PM
|
−48 acres
in 3 days
|
| Containment | — |
0%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
|
— |
| Crew size |
2 Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
1
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
−1
was 2 · Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
−1
in 7 days
|
| Money spent |
$70,000 Aug 14, 7:01 PM
|
$77,000
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
+$7,000
was $70,000 · Aug 14, 7:01 PM
|
+$7,000
in 3 days
|
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The Johnson Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about 402 acres (about 305 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 8:00 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
76°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 65% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 15% chance of rain
Tuesday
78°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 37% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
59°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Wednesday
82°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 35% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 8:04 a.m. CDT.
About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $77,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:
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