Loveland Fire
The Loveland Fire burned 1,550 acres in California, in 1992. It was discovered on July 18, 1992, and contained on July 21, 1992. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 1,550 acres
- Discovered
- July 18, 1992
- Contained
- July 21, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 2,081 acres. Point of origin as reported, 32.791, -116.737.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,550 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 2,081 acres
- Discovered
- July 18, 1992, 2:09 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 21, 1992, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Cleveland National Forest
- Agency
- CAL FIRE
- Unit
- CAMVU
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-265180
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in California in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Fire | 64,000 | Aug 20, 1992 | Human |
| Cleveland Fire | 24,580 | Sep 29, 1992 | Human |
| Gulch Fire | 18,000 | Aug 16, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 10,234 | Aug 21, 1992 | |
| Rainbow Fire | 8,800 | Aug 20, 1992 | Natural |
| Moccasin Fire | 8,000 | Aug 1, 1992 | Human |
| Middle Ridge Fire | 7,530 | Aug 22, 1992 | Human |
| Villa Fire | 6,700 | Sep 25, 1992 | Human |
| Burton Fire | 6,140 | Sep 25, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,337 | Aug 3, 1992 | |
| Barker Fire | 5,050 | Aug 20, 1992 | Human |
| La Paloma Fire | 4,800 | Aug 7, 1992 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.