Gourd Vine Fire
The Gourd Vine Fire burned 1,100 acres in Otero County, New Mexico, in 2008. It was discovered on December 2, 2008, and contained on December 3, 2008. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- December 2, 2008
- Contained
- December 3, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 32.597, -105.772.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- December 2, 2008, 3:20 p.m. local time
- Contained
- December 3, 2008, 3:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Otero County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Las Cruces Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-583139
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.