Vieux Fire
The Vieux Fire burned 1,029 acres in Alameda County, California, in 2002. It was discovered on June 18, 2002, and contained on June 18, 2002. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,029 acres
- Discovered
- June 18, 2002
- Contained
- June 18, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,029 acres. Point of origin as reported, 37.686, -121.559.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,029 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,029 acres
- Discovered
- June 18, 2002, 4:16 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 18, 2002, 4:16 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- California
- County
- Alameda County
- Reporting unit
- Santa Clara Unit
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CASCU
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2002CACDFSCU002228
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
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
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.