Wheel Fire
The Wheel Fire burned 1,650 acres in California, in 1993. It was discovered on October 27, 1993, and contained on November 1, 1993. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,650 acres
- Discovered
- October 27, 1993
- Contained
- November 1, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,476 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.518, -119.295.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,650 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,476 acres
- Discovered
- October 27, 1993, 11:21 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 1, 1993, 3:24 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Los Padres National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CALPF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-282375
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.