Flat Complex
199434,871 acresNew Mexico
The Flat Complex burned 34,871 acres, about 54 square miles, across Hidalgo County. It began on June 11, 1994.
Watch how it happenedFlat Complex · 1994
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 | 22% | 7,624 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 63% | 22,078 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 15% | 5,169 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 22% 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.
| Hidalgo County | NM | 34,859 |
Other large fires in New Mexico in 1994
- Pot Fire30,257 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.