Luera Fire
The Luera Fire burned 3,011 acres in Catron County, New Mexico, in 2003. It was discovered on July 13, 2003, and contained on July 16, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,011 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2003
- Contained
- July 16, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.831, -107.882.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,011 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2003, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 16, 2003, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Catron County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Socorro Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-119864
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Lake Complex (Dry Lakes) Fire | 65,000 | May 31, 2003 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 38,998 | Jun 18, 2003 | |
| Boiler Fire | 34,941 | Apr 28, 2003 | Natural |
| Moonshine Fire | 27,647 | ||
| Turnbo Fire | 18,865 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 13,523 | Jun 8, 2003 | Natural |
| Molina Fire | 7,165 | Jun 22, 2003 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,561 | Jul 4, 2003 | |
| Capulin Fire | 6,529 | Jun 23, 2003 | Natural |
| Jenny Fire | 6,520 | Jun 22, 2003 | Natural |
| Spruce Fire | 5,719 | Jul 11, 2003 | Natural |
| Encebado Fire | 5,373 | Jul 4, 2003 | Natural |
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.