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Kaiser, California

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the San Bernardino census division. It lies in ZIP code area 92335. It stands on Meadow Upper Feeder. The Survey maps it on the Fontana quadrangle.

Kaiser within San Bernardino County

Then and now

1896 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Kaiser, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Kaiser, surveyed 1896

Compare 1896 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 39 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

340 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 340 fires within 5 miles of Kaiser between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27,647 acres in total. None started naturally. 45 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined203
Arson/incendiarism45
Equipment and vehicle use43
Smoking23
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Smokingunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
9 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreSan Bernardino Unitnot named
7 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,007 acresSan Bernardino National ForestRUNWAY
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSan Bernardino UnitBLAKE
6 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBANYAN
5 September 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresSan Bernardino UnitBULLOCK
5 September 1992Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresSan Bernardino National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Bernardino County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kaiser: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fontana PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Glen Avon Limestone DepositMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Glen Avon QuarryMarble, DimensionProducerMetamorphic
Declezville GranuliteStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in San Bernardino County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Declez2.0 miles39
South Fontana2.1 miles39
San Sevaine (historical)2.3 miles39
West End2.6 miles41
Etiwa (historical)2.7 miles41
Fontana2.9 miles39
Etiwanda2.9 miles48
Rochester3.1 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1656550. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.