Yankee Fire
The Yankee Fire burned 2,200 acres in San Diego County, California, in 2009. It was discovered on July 11, 2009, and contained on July 14, 2009.
- Size
- 2,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 11, 2009
- Contained
- July 14, 2009
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.435, -117.521.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 11, 2009, 2:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- California
- County
- San Diego County
- Land ownership at origin
- Other Federal
- Reporting unit
- Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2009_CA-MCP-091662
Other large fires in California in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Fire | 160,371 | Aug 26, 2009 | Human |
| La Brea Fire | 91,622 | Aug 8, 2009 | Human |
| Guiberson Fire | 17,463 | Sep 22, 2009 | Human |
| Corral Fire | 12,200 | Aug 13, 2009 | Human |
| Hat Creek Complex (Sugarloaf) Fire | 9,356 | Aug 1, 2009 | Natural |
| Jesusita Fire | 8,733 | May 5, 2009 | Human |
| Lockheed Fire | 7,817 | Aug 12, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,500 | Oct 4, 2009 | |
| Big Meadow Fire | 7,425 | Aug 26, 2009 | Human |
| Sheep Fire | 7,128 | Oct 3, 2009 | Human |
| Shu Lightning Complex (Chalk) Fire | 6,923 | Aug 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Gloria Fire | 6,437 | Aug 27, 2009 | Human |
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.