Whiterock Fire
The Whiterock Fire burned 2,400 acres in California, in 1992. It was discovered on April 19, 1992, and contained on April 20, 1992.
- Size
- 2,400 acres
- Discovered
- April 19, 1992
- Contained
- April 20, 1992
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 32.933, -114.467.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,400 acres
- Discovered
- April 19, 1992, 11:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- April 20, 1992, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1992AZIMR2073
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
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.