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User:Gdoehne/List of New Mexico wildfires

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This is a partial and incomplete list of New Mexico wildfires.

Largest fires: https://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/predictive/intelligence/Historical/Fire_and_Resource_Data/ICS_209/Data/Largest_Fires/largest_fires_new_mexico.pdf

  1. Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire (303,341 acres) (April 2022) †
  2. Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire (297,845 acres) (May 2012)
  3. Las Conchas Fire (156,593 acres) (June 2011)
  4. Silver Fire (138,546 acres) (June 2013)
  5. Black Fire (104,969 acres) (May 2022) †
  6. Donaldson Fire (101,563 acres) (June 2011)
  7. Dry Lakes Fire (94,580 acres) (May 2003)
  8. Pasco Fire (93,029 acres) (June 2009)
  9. McDonald Fire (92,390 acres) (March 2006)
  10. Ponil Fire (92,194 acres) (June 2002)
  11. Johnson Fire (88,918 acres) (May 2021)
  12. Miller Fire (88,835 acres) (April 2011)
  13. Black Range Complex (80,502 acres) (May 2005)
  14. Stiles Complex (67,008 acres) (March 2008)
  15. Peppin Fire (64,488 acres) (May 2004)
  16. OK Bar Fire (61,620 acres) (April 2018)
  17. Cooks Peak Fire (59,359 acres) (April 2022)
  18. Boiler Fire (58,413 acres) (April 2003)
  19. Cato Fire (55,080 acres) (June 2009)
  20. Bear Fire (51,307 acres (June 2006)
  21. Buzzard Fire (50,296 acres) (May 2018)
  22. Grande Complex (50,000 acres) (March 2000)
  23. Rocky Fire (49,132 acres) (June 2008)
  24. Cerro Grande Fire (47,650 acres) (May 2000) — destructive
  25. Cerro Pelado Fire (45,605 acres) (April 2022) †
  26. Little Bear Fire (44,330 acres) (June 2012) — destructive


Most destructive fires:

  1. McBride Fire (207 structures)
  2. Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire (600 structures or more)
  3. Little Bear Fire (254 structures)
  4. Cerro Grande Fire (235 structures or more)


Name County Acres Hectares Start date Structures Deaths Notes
1. Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire San Miguel, Mora, Taos 298,060 120,620 April 2022 581+[1] 0 Calf Canyon Fire cause unknown, Hermits Peak Fire caused by escaped prescribed burn
2. Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire Catron 297,845 120,534 May 2012 20 0 Whitewater and Baldy Fires caused by lightning
3. Las Conchas Fire Sandoval, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba 156,593 63,371 June 2011 112[2] 0 Caused by tree striking powerlines
4. Silver Fire Counties go here 138,546 56,068 June 2013 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here
5. Donaldson Fire Counties go here 101,563 41,101 June 2011 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here
6. Dry Lakes Fire Counties go here 94,580 38,280 May 2003 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here
7. Pasco Fire Counties go here 93,029 37,648 June 2009 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here
8. McDonald Fire Counties go here 92,390 37,390 March 2006 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here
9. Ponil Fire Counties go here 92,194 37,310 June 2002 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here
10. Johnson Fire Counties go here 88,918 35,984 May 2021 Structures go here Deaths go here Notes go here

References

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  1. ^ Reed Jr., Ollie; Davis, Theresa (April 28, 2022). "166 homes gone, high winds feared". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. ^ "InciWeb the Incident Information System: Las Conchas". web.archive.org. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
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