Little Bear Fire
| Little Bear Fire | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Mexico |
| Statistics | |
| Total area | 44,330 acres (179.4 km2) |
| Date(s) | June 4 - July 30, 2012 |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Buildings destroyed | 254 |
The Little Bear Fire wildfire in New Mexico burned 44,330 acres and 254 buildings, making it the most destructive of human structures wildfire in the state's history.[1][2] The previously most destructive fire was the Cerro Grande Fire. The fire began on June 4, 2012 from a lightning strike and quickly grew out of control due to dry, windy conditions.[3] The Little Bear Fire was contained by July 30, 2012 according to Federal Emergency Management Agency.[4]
There was no loss of human life as all but one couple in the evacuation zone said they received at least one call to evacuate the area.[5] The New Mexico government did an effective job of notifying the public about the fire and it mitigated damages.[5]
Taken from Mecham Road by Dennis Sumrak, 8 June 2012
by Dennis Sumrak, 8 June 2012
See also[]
References[]
- ^ http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2660689.shtml?cat=504
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/2903/
- ^ "New Mexico Little Bear Fire (FM-2979) | FEMA.gov". www.fema.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b McCaffrey, Sarah; Stidham, Melanie; Brenkert-Smith, Hannah (September 2013), Little Bear Fire Summary Report (PDF), Newtown Square, PA: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Res. Note NRS-RN-178CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
External links[]
- Anne C. Tillery, Anne Marie Matherne (2013), Postwildfire Debris-flow Hazard Assessment of the Area Burned by the 2012 Little Bear Fire, South-central New Mexico, Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey
- 2012 wildfires
- 2012 in New Mexico
- 2012 natural disasters in the United States