Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 2,041 acres in San Luis Obispo County, California, in 2008. It was discovered on August 16, 2008. The cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
- Size
- 2,041 acres
- Discovered
- August 16, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.285, -120.656.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,041 acres
- Discovered
- August 16, 2008, 2:04 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Railroad operations and maintenance
- State
- California
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- Reporting unit
- California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2008CACDFSLU000030
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.