Rock 2 Fire
The Rock 2 Fire burned 1,005 acres in California, in 2007. It was discovered on July 6, 2007, and contained on July 7, 2007. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,005 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2007
- Contained
- July 7, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,084 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.048, -118.780.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,005 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,084 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2007, 12:45 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 7, 2007, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Tule River Fire Department
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- CA3604211878120070706
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-545286
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 |
| Lick Fire | 47,760 | Sep 3, 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 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.