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Santa Fe National Forest – 10 Year Fire History
From 2014-2023 — Fires over 1,000 acres
Updated March 20, 2024
| Year | Name of Fire | Total Acres Burned | Cause of Ignition |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cerro Pelado Fire |
45,605 |
Escaped prescribed burn |
|
|
Hermits Peak / Calf Canyon Fire |
341,471 |
Escaped prescribed burns |
|
|
2021 |
Cuervito Fire |
1,621 |
Lightning |
|
2020 |
Medio Fire |
4,010 |
Lightning |
|
2018 |
Venado Fire |
4,150 |
Lightning |
|
2017 |
Cajete Fire |
1,412 |
Human, campfire |
|
2017 |
Ojitos Fire |
3,306 |
Lightning |
|
2017 |
Palmer Fire |
1,032 |
Fireworks |
|
2017 |
Deer Creek Fire |
1,022 |
Lightning |
|
2015 |
Commissary Fire |
2,536 |
Lightning |
|
2014 |
Pino Fire |
4,313 |
Lightning |
|
2014 |
Diego Fire |
3,614 |
Lightning |
|
Total acres burned by wildfire ignited by escaped prescribed burns |
|
387,076 |
|
|
Acres burned from all other causes |
|
27,016 |
|
|
Total acres burned |
|
414,092 |
|
Notes–
1) This chart originally included the decade from 2013-2022. In order to keep it up-to-date, it was changed to 2014-2023. This greatly affected the totals however, and decreased the total for acres burned by all other causes than ignitions by the US Forest Service.
2) This chart only considers actual acres burned. It does not take into account any differences in the time required for the Forest Service to suppress fires due to the nature of differing fire ignitions. For example, it’s possible that a lightening strike fire could be suppressed more quickly than an escaped broadcast prescribed burn.
The Forest Advocate
Santa Fe, New Mexico