2020 New Mexico wildfires

2020 New Mexico wildfires
2020 New Mexico wildfires
	Wildfire part of the 2020 New Mexico wildfire season
Date(s)	June 2020 – October 2020
Statistics
Total fires	>500
Season
	2021 →

The 2020 New Mexico wildfire season began in May 2020. At least 543 wildfires burned across the state, with fires burning as late as October 2020.^[1] The season was a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season.

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	^[2]
Pedro	Guadalupe	1,017	April 6	April 6	Human-caused	^[2]
Moore	Mora	3,800	May 2	May 2	Human-caused	^[2]
Sloan Canyon	Union	1,173	May 23	May 29	Lightning-caused	^[2]
K107	Harding	1,355	June 6	June 6	Lightning-caused	^[2]
Turkey	Grant	1,800	June 6	June 11	Lightning-caused	^[2]
Farm Camp	San Miguel	22,872	June 6	June 14	Lightning-caused	^[2]
Uvas	Doña Ana	1,135	June 6	June 14	Lightning-caused	^[2]
Good	Grant	17,950	June 6	July 15	Lightning-caused	^[3]^[4]
Tadpole	Grant	11,159	June 6	July 17	Lightning-caused	^[5]
Vics Peak	Socorro	14,624	June 15	August 4	Threatened Mexican spotted owl habitat. Lightning-caused	^[6]
Cub	Catron	25,950	June 28	July 30	Lightning-caused	^[7]
Naranjos	Mora	2,580	July 15	July 15	Cause unknown	^[2]
Luna	Taos, Mora	10,142	October 17	November 10	Campfire	^[8]

References

^ Traxler, Victoria (March 28, 2021). "Experts predict bad year for New Mexico wildfires". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report August 8, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023
^ "Good Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^ "Good Fire". Hazard Mapping System: Fire and Smoke. The Spectrum (Utah). Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "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.
^ Behrens, Zach (October 4, 2022). "Cause of 2020 Luna Fire Determined". Carson National Forest. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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[1] Traxler, Victoria (March 28, 2021). "Experts predict bad year for New Mexico wildfires". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[NIFC-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report August 8, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023

[3] "Good Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[4] "Good Fire". Hazard Mapping System: Fire and Smoke. The Spectrum (Utah). Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[5] "Tadpole Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[Vics-6] "Vics Peak Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 10, 2020.

[7] "Cub Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved July 14, 2020.

[8] Behrens, Zach (October 4, 2022). "Cause of 2020 Luna Fire Determined". Carson National Forest. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

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v t e 2020 wildfires
Asia	Uttarakhand, India Turkey
Europe	Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
North America	Western United States Arizona Maricopa California August North Complex Orange Skies Day Colorado Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Lump Gulch Fire
South America	Córdoba, Argentina Paraná Delta, Argentina Amazon and Pantanal, Brazil
Oceania	Australia 2019–20 2020–21
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v t e New Mexico wildfires
20th century	Capitan Gap (1950) Water Canyon (1954) Salvation (1974) La Mesa (1977) Dome (1996) Oso Complex (1998)
2000–2018	Cerro Grande (2000) Ponil Complex (2002) Trigo (2008) Wallow (2011) Las Conchas (2011) Little Bear (2012) Whitewater–Baldy Complex (2012) Ute Park (2018)
2020	Vics Peak Fire (June 15–August 4)
2021	Johnson (May 20–July 23)
2022	Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak (April 6–August 22) McBride (April 12–May 7) Cooks Peak (April 17–May 13) Black (May 13–July 27)
2024	Salt Fire South Fork Fire
Category Commons

2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states Arizona (Maricopa) California (August) Colorado Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington (Labor Day)
Background 2020–23 North American drought Wildfires in the United States
Largest wildfire by state Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres) California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres) Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres) Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres) New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres) Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres) Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres) Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)
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