Catron County, New Mexico · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
9,861 acres
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
|
— |
| Containment |
90% Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
100%
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
+10 percent
was 90% · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
+10 percent
in 26 days
|
| Crew size |
23 Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
1
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
−22
was 23 · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
−22
in 26 days
|
| Money spent | — |
$3.8M
Aug 16, 1:00 PM
|
— |
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The Sacaton Fire is a wildfire near Catron County, New Mexico. It has burned about 9,861 acres (about 7,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 4:00 p.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.
This Afternoon
66°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 mph SW · 46% chance of rain
Tonight
51°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 67% chance of rain
Thursday
63°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 56% chance of rain
Thursday Night
51°F · Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 28% chance of rain
Friday
65°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 53% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 4:01 p.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 $4 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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