Otay 18 Fire
The Otay 18 Fire burned 2,000 acres in California, in 1993. It was discovered on July 29, 1993. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 29, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 32.591, -116.830.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 29, 1993
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- California
- Reporting unit
- San Diego Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- CDF_1993_55_2223_566
Other large fires in California in 199312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marre Fire | 43,201 | Sep 25, 1993 | Human |
| 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 |
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.