Aliso Fire
The Aliso Fire burned 2,400 acres in San Diego County, California, in 2002. It was discovered on March 21, 2002, and contained on March 22, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,400 acres
- Discovered
- March 21, 2002
- Contained
- March 22, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.442, -117.394.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,400 acres
- Discovered
- March 21, 2002, 1:38 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 22, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- California
- County
- San Diego County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- San Diego Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2002_CA-MCP-020743
Other large fires in California in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcnally Fire | 150,696 | Jul 21, 2002 | Human |
| Pines Fire | 61,690 | Jul 29, 2002 | Human |
| Williams Fire | 37,240 | Sep 22, 2002 | Human |
| Copper Fire | 23,407 | Jun 5, 2002 | Human |
| Cannon Fire | 23,020 | Jun 15, 2002 | Human |
| Wolf Fire | 21,645 | Jun 1, 2002 | Human |
| Curve Fire | 20,857 | Sep 1, 2002 | Human |
| Slinkard Fire | 8,600 | Jul 13, 2002 | Natural |
| Sudden Ranch Fire | 7,782 | Jun 15, 2002 | |
| Bluecut Fire | 6,864 | Jun 16, 2002 | Human |
| Louisiana Fire | 6,559 | Jun 26, 2002 | Human |
| Inyo Complex (Fuller) Fire | 6,400 | Jul 11, 2002 | Natural |
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.