This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions that often produce moderate to severe wildfires.
Statistics
Starting in 2007, the National Interagency Fire Center began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state.
Year | Fires | Acres | Hectares | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 1,603 | 179,024 | 72,448 | |
2008 | 1,322 | 561,789 | 227,348 | |
2009 | 1,354 | 520,613 | 210,685 | |
2010 | 1,061 | 294,459 | 119,163 | |
2011 | 1,950 | 1,541,249 | 623,721 | |
2012 | 1,088 | 402,511 | 162,890 | |
2013 | 1,109 | 238,425 | 96,487 | |
2014 | 793 | 59,532 | 24,092 | |
2015 | 768 | 67,197 | 27,194 | |
2016 | 1,313 | 264,617 | 107,087 | |
2017 | 892 | 233,317 | 94,420 | |
2018 | 449 | 104,410 | 42,250 | |
2019 | 859 | 79,887 | 32,329 | |
2020 | 1,018 | 109,512 | 44,318 | |
2021 | 672 | 123,792 | 50,097 | |
2022 | 748 | 859,906 | 347,992 | |
2023 | 1,019 | 212,378 | 85,946 |
List of Fires
- Capitan Gap Fire
- Water Canyon Fire
- Salvation Fire
- La Mesa Fire
- Dome Fire
- Oso Complex Fire
- Cerro Grande Fire
- Ponil Complex Fire
- Trigo Fire
- Las Conchas Fire
- Donaldson Fire
- Whitewater–Baldy complex Fire
- Little Bear Fire
- Silver Fire
- Ute Park Fire
- Johnson Fire
- Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire
- McBride Fire
- Cooks Peak Fire
- Black Fire
- South Fork Fire
See also
References
- "Statistics". National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2007" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2008" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2009" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2010" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2011" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2012" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2013" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2014" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2015" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2016" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2017" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2018" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2019" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2020" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2021" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2022" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.
- "National Interagency Coordination Center Wildland Fire Summary and Statistics Annual Report 2023" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center.