Moonlight Fire

The Moonlight Fire started on Labor Day, September 3, 2007, near Westwood in Lassen County, California, United States. It was a human-caused wildfire started as a result of logging operations on private land southeast of Mountain Meadows Reservoir and is still under investigation. Approximately 2,300 firefighters were involved in fighting the fire.[1] Strong winds pushed smoke to the Sacramento Valley, Bay Area, Nevada and Idaho. In Plumas County, 500 homes were threatened by the Moonlight Fire; 100 residences were evacuated near Greenville in the North Arm area of Indian Valley, as the wild fire was still raging in the Plumas National Forest.[1] The fire was fully contained on September 19, 2007, having burned a total of 65,000 acres (260 km2).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b TheUnion.com, Plumas fire at 28,460 acres (115 km2); 500 homes threatened
  2. ^ Metcalf, Victoria (2007-09-19). "Moonlight Fire 100 percent contained; costs top $28.5 million". Plumas County News. http://www.plumasnews.com/news_story.edi?sid=5438. 
Notable California wildfires by size
#1 - Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889: 300,000 acres (469 sq mi; 121,406 ha) est.  · #2 - Cedar Fire: 273,246 acres (427 sq mi; 110,579 ha)  · #3 - Zaca Fire: 240,207 acres (375 sq mi; 97,208 ha)  · #4 - Matilija Fire: 220,000 acres (344 sq mi; 89,031 ha)  · #5 - Witch Fire: 197,990 acres (309 sq mi; 80,124 ha)  · #6 - Marble-Cone Fire: ~178,000 acres (720 km2)  · #7 - Laguna Fire: 175,425 acres (274 sq mi; 70,992 ha)  · #8 - Basin Complex fire: 162,818 acres (254 sq mi; 65,890 ha)  · #9 - Day Fire: 162,700 acres (254 sq mi; 65,842 ha)  · #10 - Station Fire: 160,557 acres (251 sq mi; 64,975 ha)  · #11 - McNally Fire: 150,670 acres (235 sq mi; 60,974 ha)  · #12 - Old Fire (2003): 91,281 acres (143 sq mi; 36,940 ha)  · #13 - Harris Fire: 90,440 acres (141 sq mi; 36,600 ha)  · #14 - Indians Fire: 76,554 acres (120 sq mi; 30,980 ha)  · #15 - Moonlight Fire: 65,000 acres (102 sq mi; 26,305 ha)  · #16 - Sawtooth Complex fire: 61,700 acres (96 sq mi; 24,969 ha)  · #17 - Ranch Fire: 58,401 acres (91 sq mi; 23,634 ha)