Wildfires of 1993

Range Fire

1993New MexicoWildfire

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

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
Iron Fire6,400May 24, 1993Natural

Every fire of 1993 New Mexico fire history

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.