Wildfires of 2002

Pass Fire

2002CaliforniaWildfire

The Pass Fire burned 2,620 acres in California, in 2002. It was discovered on August 11, 2002, and contained on August 12, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
2,620 acres
Discovered
August 11, 2002
Contained
August 12, 2002
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.951, -116.885.

The record

Reported final size
2,620 acres
Discovered
August 11, 2002, 4:28 p.m. local time
Contained
August 12, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
California
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Southern California Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-466332

Other large fires in California in 200212

FireAcresStartCause
Mcnally Fire150,696Jul 21, 2002Human
Pines Fire61,690Jul 29, 2002Human
Williams Fire37,240Sep 22, 2002Human
Copper Fire23,407Jun 5, 2002Human
Cannon Fire23,020Jun 15, 2002Human
Wolf Fire21,645Jun 1, 2002Human
Curve Fire20,857Sep 1, 2002Human
Slinkard Fire8,600Jul 13, 2002Natural
Sudden Ranch Fire7,782Jun 15, 2002
Bluecut Fire6,864Jun 16, 2002Human
Louisiana Fire6,559Jun 26, 2002Human
Inyo Complex (Fuller) Fire6,400Jul 11, 2002Natural

Every fire of 2002 California fire history

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.