Hotlum Fire
The Hotlum Fire burned 2,815 acres in Siskiyou County, California, in 2006. It was discovered on February 26, 2006, and contained on March 4, 2006. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 2,815 acres
- Discovered
- February 26, 2006
- Contained
- March 4, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 3,023 acres. Point of origin as reported, 41.468, -122.333.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,815 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 3,023 acres
- Discovered
- February 26, 2006, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 4, 2006, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- California
- County
- Siskiyou County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CASHF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1439724
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 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Fire | 162,702 | Sep 4, 2006 | Human |
| Pigeon Fire | 66,113 | Jul 24, 2006 | Natural |
| Millard Fire | 61,700 | Jul 9, 2006 | Natural |
| Esperanza Fire | 40,200 | Oct 26, 2006 | Human |
| Pigeon Fire | 35,094 | ||
| Canyon Fire | 34,271 | Jul 9, 2006 | Human |
| Shekell Fire | 30,000 | Dec 3, 2006 | Human |
| Olive Fire | 25,000 | Jul 21, 2006 | Human |
| Millard Fire | 24,219 | ||
| Horse Fire | 16,677 | Jul 23, 2006 | Human |
| Hunter Fire | 16,296 | Jul 24, 2006 | Natural |
| Orleans Complex | 15,710 | Jul 24, 2006 | 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.