Aliso Fire
The Aliso Fire burned 3,429 acres in California, in 1994. It was discovered on July 30, 1994, and contained on August 1, 1994. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 3,429 acres
- Discovered
- July 30, 1994
- Contained
- August 1, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 3,244 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.950, -119.734.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,429 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 3,244 acres
- Discovered
- July 30, 1994, 11:25 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 1, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Central California District
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CALPF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-26680
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 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 48,851 | Aug 14, 1994 | Human |
| Cottonwood Fire | 46,800 | Aug 16, 1994 | Human |
| Barkley Fire | 44,683 | Sep 18, 1994 | Natural |
| Jack #1 Fire | 28,953 | Jul 22, 1994 | Natural |
| Steckel Fire | 27,085 | ||
| Palm Fire | 20,901 | Jul 1, 1994 | Natural |
| Devils Fire | 12,303 | Jul 3, 1994 | Human |
| Fort Piute Fire | 9,497 | Jun 28, 1994 | Natural |
| Crystal Fire | 7,310 | Aug 4, 1994 | Human |
| Specimen Fire | 7,015 | Sep 19, 1994 | Natural |
| Fairview Fire | 6,420 | Jun 27, 1994 | Human |
| Fort Piute Fire | 6,350 |
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.