Wildfires of 1994

Harrington Fire

1994CaliforniaWildfire

The Harrington Fire burned 1,203 acres in California, in 1994. It was discovered on July 21, 1994, and contained on August 10, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,203 acres
Discovered
July 21, 1994
Contained
August 10, 1994
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.667, -123.663.

The record

Reported final size
1,203 acres
Discovered
July 21, 1994, 2:00 p.m. local time
Contained
August 10, 1994, 8:00 a.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
California
Land ownership at origin
Forest Service
Reporting unit
Klamath National Forest
Agency
Forest Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FS-295042

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

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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.