Borica Fire
The Borica Fire burned 6,000 acres in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, in 2006. It was discovered on May 21, 2006, and contained on May 21, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 6,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 21, 2006
- Contained
- May 21, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.679, -104.651.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 21, 2006, 3:41 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 21, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Guadalupe County
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2006NMFDNM01450606-06-41871084X
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdonald Fire | 92,390 | Mar 12, 2006 | Human |
| Bear Fire | 55,307 | Jun 19, 2006 | Human |
| Buckeye I Fire | 30,000 | Jan 1, 2006 | Human |
| Casa Fire | 26,525 | Mar 1, 2006 | Human |
| Gladstone Fire | 23,000 | Jun 15, 2006 | Natural |
| Rivera Mesa Fire | 16,114 | Jun 16, 2006 | Natural |
| Ojo Feliz Fire | 16,000 | Apr 12, 2006 | Human |
| Tatum East Fire | 15,000 | Jan 1, 2006 | Human |
| Adobe Fire | 12,806 | May 18, 2006 | Human |
| Skates Fire | 12,582 | Jun 2, 2006 | Natural |
| Clapham Fire | 11,520 | Mar 12, 2006 | Human |
| Jet Fire | 11,000 | May 21, 2006 | 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.