Cuesta Fire
The Cuesta Fire was reported on August 16, 2015 in San Luis Obispo County, California and burned 2,446 acres. It was declared out on December 23, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,446 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2015
- Personnel
- 327
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.338, -120.627.
The incident
- Size
- 2,446 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2015 at 6:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 28, 2015 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- November 9, 2015 at 3:45 PM PST
- Declared out
- December 23, 2015 at 9:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- BRUSH OAK WOODLAND
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- SAN LUIS OBISPO
- Personnel assigned
- 327
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-CASLU-008555
- IRWIN identifier
- 88FE2C76-E2C0-4749-8913-F1FA9BA28CC5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Margarita, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Santa Margarita, CA4 miles north of the fire’s origin
- San Luis Obispo, CA4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Atascadero, CA11 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Los Osos, CA12 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Avila Beach, CA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Morro Bay, CA13 miles west of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 28, 2015 at 9:56 AM PST. Identifier 2015-CASLU-008555.