Wildfires of 2000

EPPERS2 Fire

2000Chaves County, New MexicoWildfire

The EPPERS2 Fire burned 1,961 acres in Chaves County, New Mexico, in 2000. It was discovered on February 9, 2000, and contained on February 10, 2000. The cause was recorded as other causes.

Size
1,961 acres
Discovered
February 9, 2000
Contained
February 10, 2000
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.851, -104.751.

The record

Reported final size
1,961 acres
Discovered
February 9, 2000, 2:45 p.m. local time
Contained
February 10, 2000, 1:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Other causes
State
New Mexico
County
Chaves County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Roswell Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-92972

Other large fires in New Mexico in 200012

FireAcresStartCause
Cerro Grande Fire47,650May 5, 2000Human
Johnny Fire42,212Feb 17, 2000Human
Valentine Complex40,333Feb 12, 2000Human
Grande Complex36,324Mar 7, 2000Human
Chance Fire32,860Jun 5, 2000Natural
Viveash Fire28,348May 29, 2000Human
Hay Meadow Fire19,000May 17, 2000Human
Cascabel Fire18,000Apr 14, 2000Human
Bloodgood Fire16,452Jul 19, 2000Natural
Scottable Fire16,034May 11, 2000Human
Diamond Fire13,000Mar 15, 2000Human
Milagro Fire12,800Mar 16, 2000Human

Every fire of 2000 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.