Specimen Fire
The Specimen Fire burned 7,015 acres in California, in 1994. It was discovered on September 19, 1994, and contained on October 12, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 7,015 acres
- Discovered
- September 19, 1994
- Contained
- October 12, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 8,378 acres. Point of origin as reported, 41.365, -123.150.
The record
- Reported final size
- 7,015 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 8,378 acres
- Discovered
- September 19, 1994, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- October 12, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Klamath National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CAKNF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-295077
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 |
| Fairview Fire | 6,420 | Jun 27, 1994 | Human |
| Fort Piute Fire | 6,350 | ||
| Big Creek Fire | 5,250 | Aug 24, 1994 | 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.