Dawson Fire
The Dawson Fire burned 4,591 acres in California, in 1995. It was discovered on July 20, 1995, and contained on July 22, 1995. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
- Size
- 4,591 acres
- Discovered
- July 20, 1995
- Contained
- July 22, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 4,718 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.750, -117.418.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,591 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 4,718 acres
- Discovered
- July 20, 1995, 2:07 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 22, 1995, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- California Desert District
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CARRU
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-22027
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 199512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbenia Fire | 23,455 | Aug 4, 1995 | Human |
| Vision Fire | 12,354 | Oct 3, 1995 | Human |
| Sycamore Fire | 9,410 | Aug 30, 1995 | Human |
| Midway Fire | 8,845 | Aug 15, 1995 | Human |
| El Monte Fire | 8,100 | Aug 27, 1995 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,495 | Jun 1, 1995 | Human |
| Butterfield Fire | 7,083 | Jun 19, 1995 | Human |
| Pole Fire | 5,550 | Jun 14, 1995 | Human |
| Covington Fire | 5,521 | Jul 31, 1995 | Natural |
| Stanley Fire | 5,000 | Jul 27, 1995 | Human |
| Apache Fire | 3,500 | Sep 25, 1995 | Human |
| Peoria Fire | 3,212 | Jul 16, 1995 | 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.