Middle Tank Fire
The Middle Tank Fire burned 4,274 acres in New Mexico, in 2002. MTBS dates its ignition to April 23, 2002.
- Size
- 4,274 acres
- Ignition
- April 23, 2002
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,274 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 34.388, -106.631.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,274 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 23, 2002
- State
- New Mexico
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3438810663120020423
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- 24 std. Fire was not visible at FOD location this possible fire was mapped in PR 3346.
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponil Complex | 92,194 | Jun 3, 2002 | Natural |
| Middle Fire | 37,600 | Mar 31, 2002 | Natural |
| Walnut Fire | 31,000 | Jun 27, 2002 | Natural |
| Number 52 Fire | 16,422 | Mar 23, 2002 | Human |
| Penasco Fire | 16,020 | Apr 30, 2002 | Human |
| Cherry Fire | 15,850 | Jun 4, 2002 | Natural |
| Cub Fire | 13,525 | Jun 30, 2002 | Natural |
| Borrego Fire | 12,995 | May 22, 2002 | Human |
| Cerro Pelon Fire | 8,260 | Jun 2, 2002 | Natural |
| Tejon Fire | 7,420 | Jun 25, 2002 | Natural |
| Kenton Fire | 6,815 | Jun 1, 2002 | Natural |
| Trampas Fire | 5,800 | Jun 15, 2002 | Natural |
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. 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.