Wildfires of 2011

Range 66B Fire

2011Otero County, New MexicoWildfire

The Range 66B Fire burned 1,100 acres in Otero County, New Mexico, in 2011. It was discovered on April 20, 2011, and contained on April 20, 2011. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
1,100 acres
Discovered
April 20, 2011
Contained
April 20, 2011
Cause
Human

Map

The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,047 acres, mapped by gps-driven. Point of origin as reported, 32.307, -106.470.

The record

Reported final size
1,100 acres
Area inside the final perimeter
1,047 acres
Discovered
April 20, 2011, 3:53 p.m. local time
Contained
April 20, 2011, 9:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
New Mexico
County
Otero County
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Las Cruces Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2011-NMLCD-619986
Fire occurrence record
W-619986
Perimeter map method
GPS-Driven

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

FireAcresStartCause
Las Conchas Fire156,593Jun 26, 2011Human
Donaldson Fire101,562Jun 28, 2011Natural
Miller Fire88,835Apr 28, 2011Human
Enterprise Fire64,936Feb 27, 2011Human
Last Chance Fire53,342Apr 24, 2011Human
Baton Rouge Complex35,165Aug 7, 2011Natural
Windy Fire32,243Jun 18, 2011Human
Mayhill Fire31,861May 9, 2011Human
Loop Fire30,487Jun 13, 2011Human
Martin 2 Fire24,781Apr 25, 2011Human
Rabbit Ear Fire24,305Apr 9, 2011Human
Tire Fire24,000Apr 17, 2011Human

Every fire of 2011 New Mexico fire history

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.