Wildfires of 2003

Hoover Fire

2003Santa Clara County, CaliforniaWildfire

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

FireAcresStartCause
Cedar Fire280,059Oct 25, 2003Human
Simi Fire108,204Oct 25, 2003
Old Fire91,281Oct 25, 2003Human
Piru Fire63,720Oct 23, 2003Human
Grand Prix Fire59,788Oct 21, 2003Human
Paradise Fire56,427Oct 26, 2003Human
Mine/Otay Fire47,921Oct 26, 2003Human
Annie Fire30,170Aug 25, 2003Natural
Coyote Fire19,576Jul 16, 2003Natural
Honeydew Fire13,846Sep 3, 2003Natural
Local Fire12,000Feb 23, 2003Human
Canoe Fire11,036Sep 3, 2003Natural

Every fire of 2003 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.