Hwy 62 #2 Fire
The Hwy 62 #2 Fire burned 1,335 acres in California, in 1995. It was discovered on July 23, 1995, and contained on July 24, 1995. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,335 acres
- Discovered
- July 23, 1995
- Contained
- July 24, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.650, -115.517.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,335 acres
- Discovered
- July 23, 1995, 4:48 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 24, 1995, 6:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- California Desert District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-22038
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 |
| Dawson Fire | 4,591 | Jul 20, 1995 | Human |
| Apache Fire | 3,500 | Sep 25, 1995 | Human |
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.