Border Fire

Border Fire
Date(s)	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19) – June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)
Location	Potrero, San Diego County, California
Coordinates	32°35′56″N 116°35′49″W / 32.599°N 116.597°W / 32.599; -116.597
Statistics[1]
Burned area	7,609 acres (31 km2)
Impacts
Deaths	2 civilians
Structures destroyed	5 homes 11 outbuildings
Map
Location in Southern California

The Border Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Potrero, California, as part of the 2016 California wildfire season.^[1] Located in San Diego County, the fire was so named due to its proximity to the Mexico–United States border.