Chisholm Fire
The Chisholm Fire burned 1,424 acres in California, in 1996. It was discovered on June 10, 1996, and contained on June 11, 1996. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,424 acres
- Discovered
- June 10, 1996
- Contained
- June 11, 1996
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.988, -116.938.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,424 acres
- Discovered
- June 10, 1996, 2:20 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 11, 1996, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- California
- Reporting unit
- San Bernardino National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-320188
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.