Local Fire
The Local Fire burned 12,000 acres in Riverside County, California, in 2003. It was discovered on February 23, 2003, and contained on February 23, 2003. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 12,000 acres
- Discovered
- February 23, 2003
- Contained
- February 23, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.678, -116.208.
The record
- Reported final size
- 12,000 acres
- Discovered
- February 23, 2003, 9:31 a.m. local time
- Contained
- February 23, 2003, 11:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- California
- County
- Riverside County
- Reporting unit
- Riverside Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2003CACDFRRU015024
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 |
| Canoe Fire | 11,036 | Sep 3, 2003 | Natural |
| Padua Fire | 10,446 | Oct 25, 2003 | Human |
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.