Wildfires of 2006

Phelps Ic Fire

2006Fresno County, CaliforniaWildfire

The Phelps Ic Fire burned 1,600 acres in Fresno County, California, in 2006. It was discovered on October 25, 2006. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

Size
1,600 acres
Discovered
October 25, 2006
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.173, -120.211.

The record

Reported final size
1,600 acres
Discovered
October 25, 2006, 1:45 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-2006CACDFFKU010105

Other large fires in California in 200612

FireAcresStartCause
Day Fire162,702Sep 4, 2006Human
Pigeon Fire66,113Jul 24, 2006Natural
Millard Fire61,700Jul 9, 2006Natural
Esperanza Fire40,200Oct 26, 2006Human
Pigeon Fire35,094
Canyon Fire34,271Jul 9, 2006Human
Shekell Fire30,000Dec 3, 2006Human
Olive Fire25,000Jul 21, 2006Human
Millard Fire24,219
Horse Fire16,677Jul 23, 2006Human
Hunter Fire16,296Jul 24, 2006Natural
Orleans Complex15,710Jul 24, 2006Natural

Every fire of 2006 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.