Gravel Pit Fire
The Gravel Pit Fire burned 1,500 acres in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, in 2011. It was discovered on April 10, 2011, and contained on April 10, 2011. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 10, 2011
- Contained
- April 10, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,299 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.447, -103.879.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,299 acres
- Discovered
- April 10, 2011, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 10, 2011, 10:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- Roosevelt County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- New Mexico State Forestry Division
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NM3444710387920110410
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2011NMVAY-11-52110494X
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in New Mexico in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Conchas Fire | 156,593 | Jun 26, 2011 | Human |
| Donaldson Fire | 101,562 | Jun 28, 2011 | Natural |
| Miller Fire | 88,835 | Apr 28, 2011 | Human |
| Enterprise Fire | 64,936 | Feb 27, 2011 | Human |
| Last Chance Fire | 53,342 | Apr 24, 2011 | Human |
| Baton Rouge Complex | 35,165 | Aug 7, 2011 | Natural |
| Windy Fire | 32,243 | Jun 18, 2011 | Human |
| Mayhill Fire | 31,861 | May 9, 2011 | Human |
| Loop Fire | 30,487 | Jun 13, 2011 | Human |
| Martin 2 Fire | 24,781 | Apr 25, 2011 | Human |
| Rabbit Ear Fire | 24,305 | Apr 9, 2011 | Human |
| Tire Fire | 24,000 | Apr 17, 2011 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.