Gomez Fire
The Gomez Fire burned 4,000 acres in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, in 2008. It was discovered on January 25, 2008, and contained on January 25, 2008.
- Size
- 4,000 acres
- Discovered
- January 25, 2008
- Contained
- January 25, 2008
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.954, -104.345.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,000 acres
- Discovered
- January 25, 2008, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- January 25, 2008, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Guadalupe County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Las Vegas District
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2008_NM-N4S-0411
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stiles Complex | 67,008 | Mar 14, 2008 | Human |
| Rocky Fire | 49,092 | Jun 18, 2008 | Natural |
| Bonney Fire | 25,329 | Jun 18, 2008 | Natural |
| Four Lakes Fire | 23,000 | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 16,837 | Apr 5, 2008 | Human |
| Trigo Fire | 13,709 | Apr 15, 2008 | Human |
| Cholla Fire | 12,624 | Apr 7, 2008 | Human |
| Fire | 10,500 | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| Elliott Fire | 9,185 | Dec 14, 2008 | Human |
| SRR13 Fire | 7,116 | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| Eldridge Fire | 5,800 | Jun 26, 2008 | Natural |
| Jal Fire | 5,760 | Feb 25, 2008 |
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.