Little Bear Fire
Date(s)June 4 - July 30, 2012
LocationNew Mexico
Statistics
Total area44,330 acres (179.4 km2)
Impacts
Structures destroyed254
Ignition
CauseLightning

The Little Bear Fire wildfire in New Mexico on June 4, 2012 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]

References

  1. ^ "Page Not Found". KOB. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022. ((cite web)): Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ^ "Little Bear Fire 'most destructive' in state history - las Cruces Sun-News". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  3. ^ "404 - Page Not Found - InciWeb the Incident Information System". inciweb.nwcg.gov. ((cite web)): Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ "New Mexico Little Bear Fire (FM-2979) | FEMA.gov". www.fema.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ 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-178

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