Southern Fire
The Southern Fire was reported on May 1, 2021 in San Diego County, California and burned 5,366 acres. It was declared out on May 7, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,366 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 1, 2021
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeter mapped July 6, 2021 at 1:57 PM PDT, 5,366 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.980, -116.435.
The incident
- Size
- 5,366 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 1, 2021 at 4:04 PM PDT
- Contained
- May 6, 2021 at 6:39 AM PDT
- Controlled
- May 7, 2021 at 3:11 PM PDT
- Declared out
- May 7, 2021 at 3:11 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Power Tools
- Location
- 14000 Block Great Southern Overland, Agua Caliente
- County
- San Diego County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Shelter Valley
- Protecting agency
- CDF
- Jurisdiction
- CDF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,326,071
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CAMVU-007992
- IRWIN identifier
- 4F0C331F-A20F-4949-8CBE-4F2717DD02DA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Julian, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Julian, CA12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pine Valley, CA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Descanso, CA14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Borrego Springs, CA19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- San Diego Country Estates, CA20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Alpine, CA22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated June 8, 2021 at 7:21 AM PDT. Identifier 2021-CAMVU-007992.