Six Fire
The Six Fire burned 18,000 acres in Lea County, New Mexico, in 2007. It was discovered on November 18, 2007, and contained on November 18, 2007. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 18,000 acres
- Discovered
- November 18, 2007
- Contained
- November 18, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.245, -103.471.
The record
- Reported final size
- 18,000 acres
- Discovered
- November 18, 2007, 11:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 18, 2007
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Lea County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2007NMFDNM0259-20704
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nm 467 Fire | 15,000 | Oct 17, 2007 | Human |
| Hl Wfu Fire | 10,131 | Jun 22, 2007 | Natural |
| Woodland Fire | 8,000 | Jun 22, 2007 | Natural |
| Angel Fire | 7,600 | Aug 22, 2007 | Natural |
| Ojo Peak Fire | 6,969 | Nov 19, 2007 | Human |
| Canyon Fire | 6,156 | ||
| NM113-MM19 Fire | 5,987 | Mar 19, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,575 | Dec 25, 2007 | |
| Chitum Fire | 3,150 | Jun 27, 2007 | Natural |
| Highway Fire | 3,000 | Apr 21, 2007 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,000 | Jun 29, 2007 | Natural |
| Maddox Fire | 2,600 | Jun 19, 2007 | 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.