Olive Fire
The Olive Fire burned 25,000 acres in Merced County, California, in 2006. It was discovered on July 21, 2006, and contained on July 21, 2006. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 25,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2006
- Contained
- July 21, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.397, -120.622.
The record
- Reported final size
- 25,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2006, 3:32 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 21, 2006, 4:29 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- California
- County
- Merced County
- Reporting unit
- Merced-Mariposa Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2006CACDFMMU008926
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 |
| 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 |
| Perkins Fire | 14,988 | Jun 19, 2006 | 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.