Lick Fire
The Lick Fire burned 47,760 acres in Santa Clara County, California, in 2007. It was discovered on September 3, 2007, and contained on September 10, 2007. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 47,760 acres
- Discovered
- September 3, 2007
- Contained
- September 10, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 47,748 acres. Point of origin as reported, 37.208, -121.501.
The record
- Reported final size
- 47,760 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 47,748 acres
- Discovered
- September 3, 2007, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 10, 2007, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- California
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Central California District
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CASCU
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-548190
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaca Fire | 240,207 | Jul 4, 2007 | Human |
| Witch Fire | 197,990 | Oct 21, 2007 | Human |
| Harris Fire | 90,440 | Oct 21, 2007 | Human |
| Moonlight Fire | 64,995 | Sep 3, 2007 | Human |
| Poomacha Fire | 49,390 | Oct 23, 2007 | Human |
| Ranch Fire | 45,300 | Oct 20, 2007 | Human |
| Buckweed Fire | 38,356 | Oct 21, 2007 | Human |
| Santiago Fire | 28,476 | Oct 21, 2007 | Human |
| Inyo Complex (Oak) Fire | 28,426 | Jul 6, 2007 | |
| Antelope Complex (Wheeler) Fire | 22,906 | Jul 5, 2007 | Natural |
| Ammo Fire | 21,004 | Oct 23, 2007 | |
| Butler 2 Fire | 14,039 | Sep 14, 2007 | Human |
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.