Blackwater Fire
The Blackwater Fire burned 1,280 acres in New Mexico, in 1992. It was discovered on February 26, 1992, and contained on February 26, 1992. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,280 acres
- Discovered
- February 26, 1992
- Contained
- February 26, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.483, -105.100.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,280 acres
- Discovered
- February 26, 1992, 11:58 a.m. local time
- Contained
- February 26, 1992, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Roswell Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-40220
Other large fires in New Mexico in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creel Fire | 29,000 | Jun 3, 1992 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 12,000 | Oct 1, 1992 | Human |
| Augustine Fire | 8,900 | Mar 8, 1992 | |
| Frontier Fire | 8,000 | Mar 19, 1992 | |
| Gobbler Fire | 6,000 | Jun 23, 1992 | Natural |
| Newton Fire | 5,382 | Feb 21, 1992 | |
| Cub Fire | 4,000 | Jun 24, 1992 | Natural |
| Beaver Fire | 3,150 | Sep 28, 1992 | Natural |
| Meeks Fire | 3,000 | Mar 7, 1992 | |
| Isabel Fire | 2,880 | Apr 4, 1992 | |
| Perez Fire | 2,663 | Apr 15, 1992 | |
| Sawyer Fire | 2,160 | May 14, 1992 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.