Marre Fire
The Marre Fire burned 43,201 acres in California, in 1993. It was discovered on September 25, 1993, and contained on October 8, 1993. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 43,201 acres
- Discovered
- September 25, 1993
- Contained
- October 8, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 43,822 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.687, -119.958.
The record
- Reported final size
- 43,201 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 43,822 acres
- Discovered
- September 25, 1993, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 8, 1993, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Los Padres National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CALPF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-282369
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 199312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Meadows Fire | 38,152 | Oct 26, 1993 | Human |
| Steckel Fire | 27,085 | ||
| California Fire | 24,387 | Oct 26, 1993 | Human |
| Ortega Fire | 21,384 | Oct 27, 1993 | Human |
| Guejito Fire | 20,768 | Oct 27, 1993 | Human |
| Orchard Fire | 16,000 | Jun 20, 1993 | Natural |
| Laguna Fire | 14,576 | Oct 27, 1993 | |
| Repplier Fire | 8,780 | Nov 2, 1993 | Human |
| Opal 2 Fire | 8,360 | Aug 27, 1993 | Natural |
| Elk Hills 2 Fire | 7,100 | May 10, 1993 | Human |
| Rancho Fire | 6,000 | Aug 1, 1993 | Human |
| Kinneloa Fire | 5,700 | Oct 27, 1993 | 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.