Clifton Fire
The Clifton Fire burned 1,000 acres in Quay County, New Mexico, in 2010. It was discovered on March 18, 2010, and contained on March 18, 2010. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 2010
- Contained
- March 18, 2010
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.103, -103.403.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 2010, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 18, 2010, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Quay County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Las Vegas District
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2010-MFD10-40380320X
Other large fires in New Mexico in 201012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Fire | 27,100 | Jun 10, 2010 | Natural |
| Felix Fire | 10,806 | ||
| Howard Fire | 8,000 | Dec 15, 2010 | Human |
| Etchevery Fire | 6,772 | Jan 20, 2010 | Human |
| Flintlock Fire | 5,342 | Apr 11, 2010 | Natural |
| Ft Bliss 2 Fire | 5,160 | Jun 16, 2010 | Human |
| H12 Fire | 5,100 | May 23, 2010 | Human |
| Martin Ranch Fire | 4,139 | Mar 26, 2010 | |
| Martin Fire | 3,067 | Jun 20, 2010 | Human |
| Dead Man Fire | 3,046 | Jun 23, 2010 | Natural |
| Break Down Fire | 3,000 | Nov 22, 2010 | Human |
| Boone Fire | 3,000 | Apr 11, 2010 | 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.