Browns Fire
The Browns Fire burned 1,054 acres in San Benito County, California, in 2008. It was discovered on June 21, 2008, and contained on June 24, 2008. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,054 acres
- Discovered
- June 21, 2008
- Contained
- June 24, 2008
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.417, -120.553.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,054 acres
- Discovered
- June 21, 2008, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 24, 2008, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- California
- County
- San Benito County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Central California District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-572895
Other large fires in California in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Complex | 162,818 | Jun 21, 2008 | Natural |
| Basin Complex (Indians) Fire | 81,378 | Jun 8, 2008 | Human |
| Siskiyou-Blue 2 Complex (Blue 2) Fire | 65,834 | Jun 20, 2008 | Natural |
| Btu Lightning Complex (Long Branch-Jack) Fire | 47,647 | Aug 13, 2008 | Natural |
| Panther Fire | 44,452 | Jul 23, 2008 | Natural |
| Bear Wallow Complex (Ukonom) Fire | 38,394 | Jun 21, 2008 | Natural |
| Piute Fire | 37,026 | Jun 28, 2008 | Human |
| Telegraph Fire | 34,091 | Jul 25, 2008 | Human |
| Yolla Bolly Complex (Iron) Fire | 32,903 | Jun 21, 2008 | Natural |
| Yellow Fire | 32,250 | Jun 22, 2008 | Natural |
| Iron and Alps Complexes (Eagle) Fire | 32,059 | Jun 21, 2008 | Natural |
| Yellow Fire | 31,933 |
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.