Elk Spring Fire
The Elk Spring Fire burned 2,500 acres in New Mexico, in 1996. It was discovered on February 21, 1996, and contained on February 24, 1996. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- February 21, 1996
- Contained
- February 24, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,282 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.069, -105.606.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,500 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,282 acres
- Discovered
- February 21, 1996, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 24, 1996, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Mescalero Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3307610556319960221
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- W-346804
- Note on the perimeter
- pre / post imgs pretty late in yr b/c couldnt find pre/post img pair earlier in yr.
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in New Mexico in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 22,580 | Jun 23, 1996 | |
| Lookout Fire | 17,000 | Jun 8, 1996 | Natural |
| Dome Fire | 16,575 | Apr 25, 1996 | Human |
| Cherry Fire | 15,835 | ||
| Archuleta Fire | 15,356 | Jun 10, 1996 | Natural |
| Farley Fire | 10,000 | Feb 26, 1996 | |
| Chino Well Fire | 8,260 | Apr 20, 1996 | Human |
| Rabbit Fire | 7,600 | Mar 23, 1996 | |
| Hondo Fire | 7,525 | May 5, 1996 | Human |
| Pinatosa Fire | 7,100 | Mar 12, 1996 | Human |
| Langstroth Fire | 6,500 | Jun 9, 1996 | Natural |
| San Pedro Fire | 5,975 | Jun 8, 1996 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.