Curren Mtn Fire
The Curren Mtn Fire burned 1,134 acres in New Mexico, in 1989. MTBS dates its ignition to July 31, 1989.
- Size
- 1,134 acres
- Ignition
- July 31, 1989
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,134 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 32.158, -104.677.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,134 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 31, 1989
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3215810467719890731
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Note on the perimeter
- Acres far less than first reported. Point 6.4 kilo SW of fire.
Other large fires in New Mexico in 198912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Fire | 28,767 | Jun 16, 1989 | |
| Knight Fire | 14,111 | ||
| Steel Fire | 13,656 | ||
| Antelope Fire | 13,274 | Jun 16, 1989 | |
| Shelly Fire | 12,143 | Jun 15, 1989 | |
| Oneil Fire | 11,978 | May 29, 1989 | |
| Watts Fire | 11,609 | May 25, 1989 | |
| Caprock Fire | 11,486 | Mar 12, 1989 | |
| Libby Fire | 10,690 | Mar 14, 1989 | |
| Burgette Fire | 10,568 | Mar 10, 1989 | |
| Divide Fire | 9,402 | Jul 1, 1989 | |
| Box Fire | 7,983 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.