Wildfires of 2000

Hay 4 Cpx Fire

2000Otero County, New MexicoWildfire

The Hay 4 Cpx Fire burned 1,000 acres in Otero County, New Mexico, in 2000. It was discovered on October 4, 2000, and contained on October 5, 2000. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
1,000 acres
Discovered
October 4, 2000
Contained
October 5, 2000
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 32.369, -105.851.

The record

Reported final size
1,000 acres
Discovered
October 4, 2000, 2:45 p.m. local time
Contained
October 5, 2000, 3:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
New Mexico
County
Otero County
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Las Cruces Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Part of
Hay 4 Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-100105

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.