Wildfire — Lower Chama River Valley, New Mexico
2012-03-25 · Lower Chama River Valley, New Mexico
$300K
Property damage
Event narrative
The Chimayo Fire, near Highway 76 and County Road 87, was started when hot jumper cables were laid on dry vegetation. The fire, 10 acres in size, scorched Bureau of Land Management and privately owned land. In total, two homes and two outbuildings were burned.
Wider weather episode
Near record breaking temperatures fueled a human caused fire near Chimayo.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 365509. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.