Frog Pond Fire
The Frog Pond Fire burned 1,122 acres in New Mexico, in 2012. It was discovered on June 14, 2012, and contained on June 19, 2012. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,122 acres
- Discovered
- June 14, 2012
- Contained
- June 19, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.910, -108.988.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,122 acres
- Discovered
- June 14, 2012, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 19, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- New Mexico
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Zuni Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-637395
Other large fires in New Mexico in 20127
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater-Baldy Fire | 297,845 | May 16, 2012 | Natural |
| Little Bear Fire | 40,000 | Jun 4, 2012 | Natural |
| Horse Canyon Fire | 7,287 | Jun 29, 2012 | Natural |
| Full Moon Fire | 2,500 | Jun 2, 2012 | Natural |
| Top Rock Fire | 1,701 | Oct 14, 2012 | Human |
| Copperton Fire | 1,584 | Apr 23, 2012 | |
| Whippy Fire | 1,369 | Jan 22, 2012 | Human |
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.