2020 New Mexico wildfires
The 2020 New Mexico wildfire season began in May 2020. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.
| 2020 New Mexico wildfires | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Date(s) | June 2020 – |
| Season | |
← 2019
2021 → | |
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
| Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West 380 | Lea | 1,689 | January 9 | January 9 | Human-caused | [1] |
| Pedro | Guadalupe | 1,017 | April 6 | April 6 | Human-caused | [1] |
| Moore | Mora | 3,800 | May 2 | May 2 | Human-caused | [1] |
| Sloan Canyon | Union | 1,173 | May 23 | May 29 | Lightning-caused | [1] |
| K107 | Harding | 1,355 | June 6 | June 6 | Lightning-caused | [1] |
| Turkey | Grant | 1,800 | June 6 | June 11 | Lightning-caused | [1] |
| Farm Camp | San Miguel | 22,872 | June 6 | June 14 | Lightning-caused | [1] |
| Uvas | Doña Ana | 1,135 | June 6 | June 14 | Lightning-caused | [1] |
| Good | Grant | 17,950 | June 6 | 70% as of July 14 | Lightning-caused | [2] |
| Tadpole | Grant | 11,159 | June 6 | July 17 | Lightning-caused | [3] |
| Vics Peak | Socorro | 14,624 | June 15 | 53% as of July 15 | Threatens Mexican spotted owl habitat. Lightning-caused | [4] |
| Cub | Catron | 23,216 | June 28 | 25% as of July 15 | Lightning-caused | [5] |
| Naranjos | Mora | 2,580 | July 15 | July 15 | Cause unknown | [1] |
References
- https://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/predictive/intelligence/NationalLargeIncidentYTDReport.pdf
- "Good Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- "Tadpole Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- "Vics Peak Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Cub Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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