2004 California wildfires
| 2004 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
| Statistics[1] | |
| Total fires | 8,415 |
| Total area | 242,057 acres (979.57 km2) |
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The 2004 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2004. In total, there were 8,415 fires that burned 242,057 acres (979.57 km2) of land.[1]
Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2004 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIREs list of large fires.
| Name | County | Acres | Km2 | Start Date | Contained Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Fire | Riverside | 2,464 | 10.0 | 25 April 2004 | 26 April 2004 | |
| India Fire | San Diego | 2,040 | 8.3 | 2 May 2004 | 3 May 2004 | |
| Eagle | Riverside | 8,831 | 35.7 | 2 May 2004 | 7 May 2004 | 41 structures destroyed |
| Cerrito Fire | Riverside | 16,460 | 66.6 | 3 May 2004 | 7 May 2004 | 28 structures destroyed |
| Cachuma | Santa Barbara | 1,127 | 4.6 | 3 May 2004 | 7 May 2004 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Cottonwood | Riverside | 1,845 | 7.5 | 12 May 2004 | 15 May 2004 | |
| Gaviota | Santa Barbara | 7,440 | 30.1 | 5 June 2004 | 11 June 2004 | 4 structures destroyed |
| Meadow | Mariposa | 5,060 | 20.5 | 27 June 2004 | 1 July 2004 | |
| Bluff | Shasta | 3,304 | 13.4 | 28 June 2004 | Unknown | |
| Verbenia | Riverside | 3,833 | 15.5 | 11 July 2004 | 16 July 2004 | |
| Gatos | Fresno | 1,307 | 5.3 | 11 July 2004 | 13 July 2004 | |
| Pine | Los Angeles | 17,418 | 70.5 | 12 July 2004 | 21 July 2004 | 15 structures destroyed, 1 firefighter fatality |
| Mataguary | San Diego | 8,649 | 35.0 | 13 July 2004 | 15 July 2004 | 3 structures destroyed |
| State Melton | Riverside | 3,667 | 14.8 | 17 July 2004 | 20 July 2004 | 20 structures destroyed |
| Foothill | Los Angeles | 6,002 | 24.3 | 17 July 2004 | 21 July 2004 | |
| Pelican | Stanislaus | 1,500 | 6.1 | 19 July 2004 | 24 July 2004 | |
| Crown Complex | Los Angeles | 18,026 | 72.9 | 20 July 2004 | 23 July 2004 | 7 structures destroyed |
| Straylor | Lassen | 3,422 | 13.8 | 22 July 2004 | 29 July 2004 | |
| Irongate | Siskiyou | 2,400 | 9.7 | 24 July 2004 | 26 July 2004 | |
| Sims | Trinity | 4,030 | 16.3 | 28 July 2004 | 3 August 2004 | 4 structures destroyed |
| Copper | Calaveras | 3,443 | 13.9 | 6 August 2004 | 9 August 2004 | |
| Kincaid | Santa Clara | 1,246 | 5.0 | 8 August 2004 | 10 August 2004 | |
| Oregon | Butte | 2,030 | 8.2 | 11 August 2004 | 15 August 2004 | 4 structures destroyed |
| East | Los Angeles | 1,330 | 5.4 | 7 August 2004 | 9 August 2004 | |
| Early | Tuolumne | 1,670 | 6.8 | 11 August 2004 | 9 August 2004 | |
| Bear | Shasta | 10,848 | 43.9 | 11 August 2004 | 16 August 2004 | |
| Deep | Tulare | 3,148 | 12.7 | 12 August 2004 | 16 August 2004 | |
| French | Shasta | 13,005 | 52.6 | 14 August 2004 | 20 August 2004 | 30 structures destroyed |
| Geysers | Lake | 12,525 | 50.7 | 3 September 2004 | 8 September 2004 | 21 structures destroyed |
| Pattison | Calaveras | 2,476 | 10.0 | 3 September 2004 | 5 September 2004 | 125 structures destroyed |
| Cement | Napa | 1,100 | 4.5 | 4 September 2004 | 4 September 2004 | |
| Runaway | San Bernardino | 1,007 | 4.1 | 7 September 2004 | 9 September 2004 | |
| Old Highway | Mariposa | 1,347 | 5.5 | 12 September 2004 | 15 September 2004 | |
| Power | Amador | 16,800 | 68.0 | 6 October 2004 | 21 October 2004 | |
| Rumsey | Yolo | 39,138 | 158.4 | 10 October 2004 | 16 October 2004 | 6 structures destroyed |
| Freds | El Dorado | 7,700 | 31.2 | 13 October 2004 | 17 October 2004 |
References
- 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2004" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "Large Fires 2004" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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