Heifer Fire
The Heifer Fire burned 1,276 acres in McKinley County, New Mexico, in 2011. It was discovered on July 28, 2011, and contained on August 30, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,276 acres
- Discovered
- July 28, 2011
- Contained
- August 30, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,061 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.531, -107.339.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,276 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,061 acres
- Discovered
- July 28, 2011, 4:19 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 30, 2011, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- New Mexico
- County
- McKinley County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Albuquerque District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NMRPO
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-623746
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
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.