Wildfires of 1994

Clay Fire

1994CaliforniaWildfire

The Clay Fire burned 1,320 acres in California, in 1994. It was discovered on July 17, 1994. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,320 acres
Discovered
July 17, 1994
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.416, -121.177.

The record

Reported final size
1,320 acres
Discovered
July 17, 1994
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
California
Reporting unit
Amador-El Dorado Unit
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
CDF_1994_54_2235_279

Other large fires in California in 199412

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire48,851Aug 14, 1994Human
Cottonwood Fire46,800Aug 16, 1994Human
Barkley Fire44,683Sep 18, 1994Natural
Jack #1 Fire28,953Jul 22, 1994Natural
Steckel Fire27,085
Palm Fire20,901Jul 1, 1994Natural
Devils Fire12,303Jul 3, 1994Human
Fort Piute Fire9,497Jun 28, 1994Natural
Crystal Fire7,310Aug 4, 1994Human
Specimen Fire7,015Sep 19, 1994Natural
Fairview Fire6,420Jun 27, 1994Human
Fort Piute Fire6,350

Every fire of 1994 California fire history

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.