Range Fire
The Range Fire burned 9,000 acres in New Mexico, in 1993. It was discovered on July 11, 1993, and contained on July 12, 1993. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 9,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 11, 1993
- Contained
- July 12, 1993
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.550, -106.734.
The record
- Reported final size
- 9,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 11, 1993, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 12, 1993, 6:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- Other Federal
- Reporting unit
- Las Cruces Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-35420
Other large fires in New Mexico in 199312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Fire | 32,000 | May 14, 1993 | Natural |
| Linch Fire | 27,181 | Jun 9, 1993 | Natural |
| Jaltwo Fire | 19,610 | Jun 3, 1993 | Human |
| Snf Assist Fire | 15,692 | ||
| Maddox 2 Fire | 15,000 | Jun 1, 1993 | |
| Ojo Fire | 14,876 | Mar 24, 1993 | |
| Stone Fire | 14,700 | May 21, 1993 | Natural |
| Escondido Fire | 14,103 | Jun 1, 1993 | Natural |
| Bell Fire | 13,820 | May 21, 1993 | Natural |
| Uvas Fire | 11,856 | Jun 16, 1993 | Natural |
| Buchanon Fire | 11,553 | ||
| Iron Fire | 6,400 | May 24, 1993 | Natural |
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.