Escondido Fire
199325,693 acresNew Mexico
The Escondido Fire burned 25,693 acres, about 40 square miles, across Otero County. It began on June 1, 1993.
Watch how it happenedEscondido Fire · 1993
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 25% | 6,308 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 75% | 19,384 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 25% burned at moderate severity.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.
Where it burned
Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.
| Otero County | NM | 25,699 |
Other large fires in New Mexico in 1993
- Brush Fire39,415 acres
- Linch Fire27,558 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.