Hazel Fire
The Hazel Fire burned 1,000 acres in New Mexico, in 1994. It was discovered on July 3, 1994, and contained on July 5, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 1994
- Contained
- July 5, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.278, -104.052.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 1994, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 5, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Roswell Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-30373
Other large fires in New Mexico in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Complex | 41,800 | Jun 11, 1994 | |
| Pot Fire | 22,200 | Jun 5, 1994 | Natural |
| Relapse Fire | 17,000 | Jun 15, 1994 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 14,636 | Jul 20, 1994 | |
| Organ Fire | 13,804 | Jun 27, 1994 | Natural |
| Pass Fire | 12,544 | Jun 29, 1994 | |
| Black Fire | 11,500 | Jul 22, 1994 | Natural |
| Oscura Fire | 10,000 | Jun 11, 1994 | Natural |
| Hat Fire | 9,000 | Jun 29, 1994 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,495 | Jul 20, 1994 | |
| Woods Fire | 7,000 | Jan 5, 1994 | |
| Center Fire | 6,767 | Jun 12, 1994 |
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.