Wildfires of 1993

Indian Fire

1993New MexicoWildfire

The Indian Fire burned 1,326 acres in New Mexico, in 1993. It was discovered on May 18, 1993, and contained on July 13, 1993. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,326 acres
Discovered
May 18, 1993
Contained
July 13, 1993
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.400, -108.083.

The record

Reported final size
1,326 acres
Discovered
May 18, 1993, 6:00 p.m. local time
Contained
July 13, 1993, 10:00 a.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
New Mexico
Land ownership at origin
Forest Service
Reporting unit
Gila National Forest
Agency
Forest Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FS-280070

Other large fires in New Mexico in 199312

FireAcresStartCause
Brush Fire32,000May 14, 1993Natural
Linch Fire27,181Jun 9, 1993Natural
Jaltwo Fire19,610Jun 3, 1993Human
Snf Assist Fire15,692
Maddox 2 Fire15,000Jun 1, 1993
Ojo Fire14,876Mar 24, 1993
Stone Fire14,700May 21, 1993Natural
Escondido Fire14,103Jun 1, 1993Natural
Bell Fire13,820May 21, 1993Natural
Uvas Fire11,856Jun 16, 1993Natural
Buchanon Fire11,553
Range Fire9,000Jul 11, 1993Natural

Every fire of 1993 New Mexico fire history

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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.