Wildfires of 2002

LAMENTOS2 Fire

2002Hidalgo County, New MexicoWildfire

The LAMENTOS2 Fire burned 2,000 acres in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, in 2002. It was discovered on June 15, 2002, and contained on June 25, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
2,000 acres
Discovered
June 15, 2002
Contained
June 25, 2002
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.335, -108.518.

The record

Reported final size
2,000 acres
Discovered
June 15, 2002, 2:30 p.m. local time
Contained
June 25, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
New Mexico
County
Hidalgo County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Las Cruces Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-109393

Other large fires in New Mexico in 200212

FireAcresStartCause
Ponil Complex92,194Jun 3, 2002Natural
Middle Fire37,600Mar 31, 2002Natural
Walnut Fire31,000Jun 27, 2002Natural
Number 52 Fire16,422Mar 23, 2002Human
Penasco Fire16,020Apr 30, 2002Human
Cherry Fire15,850Jun 4, 2002Natural
Cub Fire13,525Jun 30, 2002Natural
Borrego Fire12,995May 22, 2002Human
Cerro Pelon Fire8,260Jun 2, 2002Natural
Tejon Fire7,420Jun 25, 2002Natural
Kenton Fire6,815Jun 1, 2002Natural
Trampas Fire5,800Jun 15, 2002Natural

Every fire of 2002 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.