The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon (HPCC) fire burned across 341,471 acres of four counties in Northern New Mexico in 2022, the largest wildfire in the state’s history to date. The cause was two prescribed fires in the Santa Fe National Forest that escaped control and eventually joined. The HPCC fire burned from April 6 to August 21, 2022 when it was finally declared contained. While the fire was still burning, the region received unusually heavy rainfall in June, causing flooding across the burn scar.
See our ArcGIS Story Map of the fire and its aftermath.
See our ArcGIS Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Post-fire Resources Hub.
NMFWRI Ecological Monitoring team completed a full cycle of post-fire monitoring on long-term monitoring sites within the HPCC burn scar, an effort the team began in 2022. These 300+ post-fire plots provide opportunities for in-depth comparison of untreated sites and treated sites and improved understanding of treatment effectiveness and longevity. Monitoring in the HPCC Fire Burn Scar
