French Fire
The French Fire burned 1,500 acres in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, in 2000. It was discovered on April 22, 2000, and contained on April 22, 2000. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 22, 2000
- Contained
- April 22, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,722 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.793, -103.676.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,722 acres
- Discovered
- April 22, 2000, 5:25 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 22, 2000
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Roosevelt County
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3379210363220000422
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2000NMFDNM00350400-00-52340665X
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 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Grande Fire | 47,650 | May 5, 2000 | Human |
| Johnny Fire | 42,212 | Feb 17, 2000 | Human |
| Valentine Complex | 40,333 | Feb 12, 2000 | Human |
| Grande Complex | 36,324 | Mar 7, 2000 | Human |
| Chance Fire | 32,860 | Jun 5, 2000 | Natural |
| Viveash Fire | 28,348 | May 29, 2000 | Human |
| Hay Meadow Fire | 19,000 | May 17, 2000 | Human |
| Cascabel Fire | 18,000 | Apr 14, 2000 | Human |
| Bloodgood Fire | 16,452 | Jul 19, 2000 | Natural |
| Scottable Fire | 16,034 | May 11, 2000 | Human |
| Diamond Fire | 13,000 | Mar 15, 2000 | Human |
| Milagro Fire | 12,800 | Mar 16, 2000 | 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.