Wildfires of 2009

Klien Fire

2009Lea County, New MexicoWildfire

The Klien Fire burned 1,200 acres in Lea County, New Mexico, in 2009. It was discovered on March 7, 2009, and contained on March 7, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,200 acres
Discovered
March 7, 2009
Contained
March 7, 2009
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.387, -103.558.

The record

Reported final size
1,200 acres
Discovered
March 7, 2009, 12:09 p.m. local time
Contained
March 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
New Mexico
County
Lea County
Land ownership at origin
State
Reporting unit
Capitan District
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
ICS209_2009_NM-N5S-114

Other large fires in New Mexico in 200912

FireAcresStartCause
Pasco Fire95,000Jun 10, 2009Natural
Cato Fire55,080Jun 10, 2009Natural
Four Mile Fire29,952Apr 23, 2009Natural
Unnamed Fire25,747Mar 30, 2009Human
Diamond Fire22,000May 28, 2009Natural
Picacho Fire16,141Mar 4, 2009Human
Vista Fire13,969May 15, 2009Natural
East Transwestern Fire13,500May 15, 2009Natural
Fresquez 2 Fire10,094May 15, 2009Natural
Willow Fire9,000May 30, 2009Natural
Skeleton Fire8,591May 30, 2009Natural
Black Butte Fire7,836Aug 4, 2009Natural

Every fire of 2009 New Mexico fire history

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.