Tejon Fire
The Tejon Fire burned 7,420 acres in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, in 2002. It was discovered on June 25, 2002, and contained on June 27, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 7,420 acres
- Discovered
- June 25, 2002
- Contained
- June 27, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,022 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.635, -105.236.
The record
- Reported final size
- 7,420 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,022 acres
- Discovered
- June 25, 2002, 11:36 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 27, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Guadalupe County
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3465010531020020625
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2002NMFDNM00350402-02-42301140X
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 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 |
| Kenton Fire | 6,815 | Jun 1, 2002 | Natural |
| Trampas Fire | 5,800 | Jun 15, 2002 | Natural |
| Middle Tank Fire | 4,274 | Apr 23, 2002 |
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.