Hoover Fire
The Hoover Fire burned 2,000 acres in Santa Clara County, California, in 2003. It was discovered on August 4, 2003, and contained on August 4, 2003. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 2003
- Contained
- August 4, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.211, -121.383.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 4, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- California
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Santa Clara Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2003CACDFSCU003140
Other large fires in California in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fire | 280,059 | Oct 25, 2003 | Human |
| Simi Fire | 108,204 | Oct 25, 2003 | |
| Old Fire | 91,281 | Oct 25, 2003 | Human |
| Piru Fire | 63,720 | Oct 23, 2003 | Human |
| Grand Prix Fire | 59,788 | Oct 21, 2003 | Human |
| Paradise Fire | 56,427 | Oct 26, 2003 | Human |
| Mine/Otay Fire | 47,921 | Oct 26, 2003 | Human |
| Annie Fire | 30,170 | Aug 25, 2003 | Natural |
| Coyote Fire | 19,576 | Jul 16, 2003 | Natural |
| Honeydew Fire | 13,846 | Sep 3, 2003 | Natural |
| Local Fire | 12,000 | Feb 23, 2003 | Human |
| Canoe Fire | 11,036 | Sep 3, 2003 | 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.