Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 800 acres in California, in 2008. It was discovered on August 14, 2008, and contained on August 14, 2008. MTBS dates its ignition to August 26, 2008. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 800 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 2008
- Contained
- August 14, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,675 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.033, -118.881.
The record
- Reported final size
- 800 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,675 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 2008, 11:30 a.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 26, 2008
- Contained
- August 14, 2008, 5:40 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Tule River Fire Department
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Other fire reports inside the burned area
- Elk, Wiggle
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- CA3603411887520080826
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-581164
- Note on the perimeter
- 3 fire perimeters
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 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
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.