Bear Fire
The Bear Fire burned 2,700 acres in California, in 1996. It was discovered on August 12, 1996, and contained on August 15, 1996. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,700 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 1996
- Contained
- August 15, 1996
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.100, -120.568.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,700 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 1996, 6:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 15, 1996, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Central California District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-14291
Other large fires in California in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fifty-Eight Fire | 106,668 | Aug 15, 1996 | Human |
| Fork Fire | 83,323 | Aug 11, 1996 | Human |
| Wild Fire | 25,620 | Oct 7, 1996 | Human |
| Ambrose Complex (Damon-Long) Fire | 23,398 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Rogge Fire | 22,080 | Aug 13, 1996 | Natural |
| Marple Fire | 22,000 | Aug 26, 1996 | Human |
| Skyline Fire | 19,839 | Apr 27, 1996 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 19,244 | May 28, 1996 | |
| Panoche II Fire | 18,340 | Apr 27, 1996 | Human |
| Mercy Fire | 16,820 | Jun 18, 1996 | Human |
| Otay 322 Fire | 14,720 | Oct 22, 1996 | Human |
| Calabasas Fire | 13,190 | Oct 21, 1996 | 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.