Table 1 Comparison of available examples of agency reports and newspaper reports
From: Large California wildfires: 2020 fires in historical context
Division/location | FRAP listing | Newspaper report |
|---|---|---|
1/Marin Co. | Only 1 fire in 1923 at 31,769 ac | San Jose Mercury Herald, September 18, 1923, reported a fire at 19,200 ac |
4/Los Padres USFS | Miller et al. (2021) reported start date of July 8, 1921 for fire of 63,910 ac | Fresno Morning Republican July 19, 1921, reported 100,000 ac burned by large fire between Paso Robles and Parkfield |
5/Tulare Co NPS | Miller et al. (2021) reported start date of “Kaweah Fire” as August 10, 1926, and 34,358 ac | Fresno Morning Republican August 17, 1926, reported a fire in the Kaweah drainage of 40,000 acres |
6/Los Padres USFS | Miller et al. (2021) reported start date of June 15, 1917, for fire of 19,397 ac | Ventura Free Press June 29, 1917, reported a fire that had burned over 20,000 acres of timber and brush |
6/Los Angeles Co. | Ridge Fire started September 21, 1928, and was 43,472 ac | Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1928, reported the Ridge Fire consuming 35,000 ac |
6/Los Padres USGS | Start date 7 September 1932, 219,999 ac burned in Matilija Fire | Los Angeles Times September 20, 1932, reported 160,000 ac burned by Matilija fire |