The 2023 Plant Fire began near Aliso Park and Foothill roads in Santa Barbara County. California’s 2022 archive also lists a Plant Fire, but that event was in Kern County and covered 517 acres. The New Cuyama fire covered 5,464.
Incident record
| Reported start | 19 August 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location in the incident record | Aliso Park Road and Foothill Road, New Cuyama |
| County listing | Santa Barbara |
| Reported footprint | 5,464 acres |
| Recorded containment | 100% |
| Containment entry | 30 August 2023 |
Which Plant Fire burned near New Cuyama?
For a case archive, the difference is roughly a factor of ten in area and an entirely different geography. The 2023 record places containment on August 30; that date should not be attached to the 2022 entry simply because the headlines match.