Porter Fire
The Porter Fire burned 1,000 acres in Quay County, New Mexico, in 2003. It was discovered on April 15, 2003, and contained on April 17, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 15, 2003
- Contained
- April 17, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.197, -103.243.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 15, 2003, 2:50 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 17, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Quay County
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2003NMFDNM00350403-03-40780438X
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.