Fire 10238
The Fire 10238 burned 1,000 acres in Fresno County, California, in 2005. It was discovered on August 30, 2005, and contained on August 30, 2005. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2005
- Contained
- August 30, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.247, -120.275.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 30, 2005, 11:13 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 30, 2005, 1:25 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- California
- County
- Fresno County
- Reporting unit
- Fresno-Kings Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2005CACDFFKU010238
Other large fires in California in 200512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackberry Complex | 63,436 | Jun 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 39,062 | Aug 25, 2005 | |
| Topanga Fire | 24,970 | Sep 28, 2005 | Human |
| China Lake Fire | 10,350 | Jul 18, 2005 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,039 | Aug 19, 2005 | |
| Comb Complex | 8,675 | Jul 22, 2005 | Natural |
| Hackberry Fire | 7,158 | ||
| Tesla Fire | 6,744 | Jul 19, 2005 | Human |
| Woodhouse Fire | 6,644 | Oct 5, 2005 | Human |
| Five Fire | 5,514 | Jun 4, 2005 | Human |
| Blaisdell Fire | 5,493 | Aug 26, 2005 | Human |
| Border 50 Fire | 4,100 | Oct 5, 2005 | 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.