Stage Fire
The Stage Fire burned 1,200 acres in California, in 2011. It was discovered on June 27, 2011, and contained on June 29, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2011
- Contained
- June 29, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,130 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.812, -118.844.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,130 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2011, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 29, 2011, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Central California District
- Agency
- CAL FIRE
- Unit
- CATUU
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2011-CACND-000134
- Fire occurrence record
- W-622155
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Fire | 25,577 | Sep 10, 2011 | Natural |
| Breckenridge Complex | 25,213 | Sep 10, 2011 | Natural |
| Lion Fire | 20,500 | Jul 8, 2011 | Natural |
| Eagle Fire | 14,100 | Jul 21, 2011 | Human |
| Reed Fire | 5,900 | ||
| John Fire | 5,353 | Sep 13, 2011 | Human |
| Motor Fire | 5,230 | Aug 25, 2011 | Human |
| Antelope Fire | 5,196 | Jun 19, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,050 | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| North Fire | 3,439 | ||
| Quinn Fire | 3,147 | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| Canyon Fire | 3,128 | Sep 4, 2011 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.