Little Bear Fire

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 90 percent contained as of June 26, 2012.[4]

Ultimately 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 was very proactive in notifying the general public about the fire and it mitigated damages.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2660689.shtml?cat=504
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  3. ↑ http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/2903/
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  5. 1 2 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
  • 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
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