Soberanes Fire
The Soberanes Fire was reported on July 22, 2016 in Monterey County, California and burned 132,127 acres. It was declared out on January 26, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 132,127 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2016
- Personnel
- 115
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.461, -121.901.
The incident
- Size
- 132,127 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2016 at 8:48 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 10, 2016 at 6:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- January 26, 2017 at 2:30 PM PST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Monterey County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CDF
- Personnel assigned
- 115
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $262,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-CABEU-003422
- IRWIN identifier
- EB4671D6-4D4D-431A-A6A7-0B2C1A7FDF8A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Carmel Valley Village, CA8 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Del Monte Forest, CA9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Monterey, CA10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Del Rey Oaks, CA10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Seaside, CA11 miles north of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 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 January 26, 2017 at 5:04 PM PST. Identifier 2016-CABEU-003422.