Valentine Complex
The Valentine Complex burned 40,333 acres in Lea County, New Mexico, in 2000. It was discovered on February 12, 2000, and contained on February 12, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 40,333 acres
- Discovered
- February 12, 2000
- Contained
- February 12, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 35,666 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.162, -103.602.
The record
- Reported final size
- 40,333 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 35,666 acres
- Discovered
- February 12, 2000, 4:40 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 12, 2000
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Lea County
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Part of
- Valentine Complex (Nm)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3329510335820000212
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2000NMFDNM00350400-00-51130325X
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 |
| 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 |
| Pad Fire | 11,000 | Mar 30, 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.