Orchard Park Fire
The Orchard Park Fire burned 1,200 acres in Chaves County, New Mexico, in 2009. It was discovered on April 21, 2009, and contained on April 22, 2009. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 21, 2009
- Contained
- April 22, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.263, -104.391.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 21, 2009, 1:55 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 22, 2009, 4:15 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Chaves County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Roswell Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-592141
Other large fires in New Mexico in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasco Fire | 95,000 | Jun 10, 2009 | Natural |
| Cato Fire | 55,080 | Jun 10, 2009 | Natural |
| Four Mile Fire | 29,952 | Apr 23, 2009 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 25,747 | Mar 30, 2009 | Human |
| Diamond Fire | 22,000 | May 28, 2009 | Natural |
| Picacho Fire | 16,141 | Mar 4, 2009 | Human |
| Vista Fire | 13,969 | May 15, 2009 | Natural |
| East Transwestern Fire | 13,500 | May 15, 2009 | Natural |
| Fresquez 2 Fire | 10,094 | May 15, 2009 | Natural |
| Willow Fire | 9,000 | May 30, 2009 | Natural |
| Skeleton Fire | 8,591 | May 30, 2009 | Natural |
| Black Butte Fire | 7,836 | Aug 4, 2009 | 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.