Wildfires of 1993

Stoddard 4 Fire

1993CaliforniaWildfire

The Stoddard 4 Fire burned 2,400 acres in California, in 1993. It was discovered on July 20, 1993, and contained on July 21, 1993. The cause was recorded as fireworks.

Size
2,400 acres
Discovered
July 20, 1993
Contained
July 21, 1993
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.700, -117.118.

The record

Reported final size
2,400 acres
Discovered
July 20, 1993, 1:47 p.m. local time
Contained
July 21, 1993, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Fireworks
State
California
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
California Desert District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-33734

Other large fires in California in 199312

FireAcresStartCause
Marre Fire43,201Sep 25, 1993Human
Green Meadows Fire38,152Oct 26, 1993Human
Steckel Fire27,085
California Fire24,387Oct 26, 1993Human
Ortega Fire21,384Oct 27, 1993Human
Guejito Fire20,768Oct 27, 1993Human
Orchard Fire16,000Jun 20, 1993Natural
Laguna Fire14,576Oct 27, 1993
Repplier Fire8,780Nov 2, 1993Human
Opal 2 Fire8,360Aug 27, 1993Natural
Elk Hills 2 Fire7,100May 10, 1993Human
Rancho Fire6,000Aug 1, 1993Human

Every fire of 1993 California fire history

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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.