Spanish Fire
The Spanish Fire burned 1,151 acres in Lassen County, California, in 2012. It was discovered on July 18, 2012, and contained on July 26, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,151 acres
- Discovered
- July 18, 2012
- Contained
- July 26, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,151 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.730, -120.286.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,151 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,151 acres
- Discovered
- July 18, 2012, 3:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 26, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- California
- County
- Lassen County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Northern California District
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- CANOD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2012-CANOD-003016
- Fire occurrence record
- W-639937
- 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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Fire | 315,579 | Aug 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Chips Fire | 75,431 | Jul 29, 2012 | Human |
| Lost Fire | 61,298 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Bagley Fire | 46,011 | Aug 18, 2012 | Natural |
| North Pass Fire | 41,983 | Aug 18, 2012 | Natural |
| Mill Fire | 29,502 | Jul 7, 2012 | Human |
| Reading Fire | 28,079 | Jul 23, 2012 | Natural |
| Ponderosa Fire | 27,676 | Aug 18, 2012 | Natural |
| Fort Complex | 22,283 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Sixteen Complex | 17,944 | Sep 4, 2012 | Human |
| Indian Fire | 12,575 | Aug 8, 2012 | Natural |
| Wilson Fire | 12,043 | Aug 13, 2012 |
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.