East Fire
The East Fire burned 1,450 acres in Curry County, New Mexico, in 2005. It was discovered on August 3, 2005, and contained on August 6, 2005. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,450 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 2005
- Contained
- August 6, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.418, -103.500.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,450 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 2005, 3:24 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 6, 2005
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Curry County
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2005NMFDNM00350505-06-40400304X
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Range Complex Wfu Fire | 77,000 | May 29, 2005 | Natural |
| Range Fire | 26,000 | Nov 30, 2005 | Human |
| Gladstone Fire | 12,350 | Apr 13, 2005 | Human |
| Fork Wfu Fire | 11,936 | May 29, 2005 | Natural |
| Johnson Wfu Fire | 11,611 | Jun 12, 2005 | Natural |
| Ok State Line Fire | 6,080 | Dec 13, 2005 | Human |
| Continental Fire | 5,122 | Jun 2, 2005 | Natural |
| Pine Canyon Fire | 3,922 | Sep 17, 2005 | Human |
| Double V V Fire | 2,500 | Jul 24, 2005 | Human |
| Btr Oil Field 3 2007 Fire | 1,976 | Mar 18, 2005 | |
| Hisel Fire | 1,900 | Jul 7, 2005 | Human |
| Lumpee Fire | 1,800 | Nov 30, 2005 | Human |
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.