Deer Fire
The Deer Fire burned 1,800 acres in California, in 2002. It was discovered on July 21, 2002, and contained on July 25, 2002. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2002
- Contained
- July 25, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.595, -118.493.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2002, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 25, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Central California District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-110222
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.