Ginger Fire
The Ginger Fire burned 2,000 acres in New Mexico, in 1995. It was discovered on April 16, 1995, and contained on April 17, 1995. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 16, 1995
- Contained
- April 17, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.883, -106.701.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 16, 1995, 8:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- April 17, 1995, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Southern Pueblos Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-334232
Other large fires in New Mexico in 199512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Fire | 29,000 | Jun 27, 1995 | Natural |
| Choases Fire | 28,648 | ||
| H.b Fire | 13,000 | Jul 27, 1995 | Human |
| South Fire | 10,000 | Apr 7, 1995 | Natural |
| Sprite Fire | 7,691 | Jul 21, 1995 | Natural |
| Radio Fire | 5,940 | May 15, 1995 | Natural |
| Granite Fire | 4,784 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 4,304 | Jul 30, 1995 | |
| Q-Ball Fire | 4,300 | Sep 20, 1995 | Natural |
| N Boundary A Fire | 3,754 | Apr 11, 1995 | |
| W S Fire | 3,038 | Oct 21, 1995 | Human |
| Jack Fire | 3,000 | Jan 11, 1995 |
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.