Cibola National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
2113 Osuna Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
A wildfire was reported 7/8/2020 at ~6:00 pm by the Capilla Lookout. It burned in timber as well as the old Doghead burn scar on the Mountainair Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest as well as the Chilili Land Grant. The Albuquerque Zone Type 3 Incident Management team was ordered and assumed command of the incident the morning of 7/9/2020. The fire was returned to management by local agencies on 7/15/20 at 7:00 am.
Current as of | |
Incident Type | Wildfire |
Cause | Unknown |
Date of Origin | Wednesday July 08th, 2020 approx. 05:45 PM |
Location | North of Mountainair, NM; West of Chilili |
Incident Commander | Howard McGuire |
Incident Description | Contained on 7/17/20 |
Coordinates | 34.858 latitude, -106.339 longitude |
Size | 180 Acres |
Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and understory), Brush (2 ft), Short grass (1 ft) |
Significant Events | Minimal |
Weather Concerns | Approaching Thunderstorms |