Cottonwood Fire
The Cottonwood Fire burned 1,000 acres in Merced County, California, in 2002. It was discovered on July 4, 2002, and contained on July 4, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 4, 2002
- Contained
- July 4, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.079, -121.208.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 4, 2002, 9:13 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 4, 2002, 9:27 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- California
- County
- Merced County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Merced-Mariposa Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2002CACDFMMU011097
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.