Burn severity · Otero County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 98 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| Low | 101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Moderate low | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Moderate high | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| High | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Assessed acres in Otero County | 244 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 280 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Otero County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sago Fire | 282 | 280 | 126 | 109 | 26 | 12 | 7 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 1 | 282 |
| Offered to assessment | 1 | 282 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 1 | 282 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Otero County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Otero County | 1 | 280 |
| Assessed acres outside Otero County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 280 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 11:52 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 11:52 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for NM. 30 m cells.