Burn severity · Torrance County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Torrance County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 385 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 395 |
| Low | 87 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Moderate low | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Moderate high | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| High | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Assessed acres in Torrance County | 666 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Torrance County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Fire | 542 | 528 | 366 | 72 | 34 | 18 | 38 |
| Deer Canyon Fire | 117 | 117 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 71 | 1 |
| Blanco Fire | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sand Springs Fire | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Cerro Fire | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 5 | 702 |
| Offered to assessment | 5 | 702 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 5 | 702 |
| 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 Torrance County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Torrance County | 5 | 682 |
| Assessed acres outside Torrance County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 682 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-10-08 22:31 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 2026-10-08 22:31 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for NM. 30 m cells.