2012 California wildfires
| 2012 California wildfires |
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| Statistics[1] |
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| Total fires |
7,950 |
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| Total area |
869,599 acres (3,519.14 km2) |
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Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2012 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIREs list of large fires.
| Name |
County |
Acres |
Km2 |
Start Date |
Contained Date |
Notes |
| Banner | San Diego | 5,320 |
21.5 | 24 May 2012 | 29 May 2012 | |
| Gaines | Mariposa | 1,700 |
6.9 | 12 June 2012 | 14 June 2012 | |
| Highland | Riverside | 2,171 |
8.8 | 16 June 2012 | 18 June 2012 | |
| Dale | Shasta | 1,083 |
4.4 | 5 July 2012 | 7 July 2012 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Fish | Inyo | 1,103 |
4.5 | 7 July 2012 | 9 July 2012 | |
| Grapevine | Colusa | 1,870 |
7.6 | 8 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 | |
| Rail | Colusa | 1,870 |
7.6 | 9 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 | |
| Turkey | Monterey | 2,529 |
10.2 | 9 July 2012 | 10 July 2012 | |
| Robbers | Placer | 2,650 |
10.7 | 11 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 | 8 structures destroyed |
| Sand | Kern | 1,428 |
5.8 | 14 July 2012 | 19 July 2012 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Rushmore | Riverside | 1,000 |
4.0 | 4 August 2012 | 4 August 2012 | |
| Chihuahua | San Diego | 2,006 |
8.1 | 9 August 2012 | 12 August 2012 | |
| Wye | Lake | 2,934 |
11.9 | 12 August 2012 | 18 August 2012 | 3 structures destroyed |
| Walker | Lake | 5,000 |
20.2 | 12 August 2012 | 14 August 2012 | |
| Vallecito Lightning Complex | San Diego | 22,829 |
92.4 | 13 August 2012 | 20 August 2012 | |
| Mill | Tehama | 1,641 |
6.6 | 13 August 2012 | 23 August 2012 | |
| Buck | Riverside | 2,681 |
10.8 | 14 August 2012 | 18 August 2012 | 4 structures destroyed |
| Ponderosa | Tehama | 27,676 |
112.0 | 18 August 2012 | 2 September 2012 | 133 structures destroyed |
| Sixteen Complex | Colusa | 19,000 |
76.9 | 4 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 | |
| Scotts | Lake | 4,517 |
18.3 | 7 September 2012 | 14 September 2012 | |
| Shockey | San Diego | 2,555 |
10.3 | 23 September 2012 | 27 September 2012 | 39 structures destroyed |
| George | Tulare | 1,707 |
6.9 | 1 June 2012 | 15 June 2012 | |
| Flat | Trinity | 1,688 |
6.8 | 11 July 2012 | 17 July 2012 | |
| Mill | Colusa | 29,502 |
119.4 | 7 July 2012 | 18 July 2012 | 5 structures destroyed |
| Spanish | Lassen | 1,169 |
4.7 | 18 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 | |
| Lake Complex | Modoc | 1,668 |
6.8 | 5 August 2012 | 9 August 2012 | |
| Piute Comlex | Kern | 1,783 |
7.2 | 4 August 2012 | 11 August 2012 | |
| Indian | Mono | 12,574 |
50.9 | 8 August 2012 | 15 August 2012 | |
| Reading | Shasta | 28,079 |
113.6 | 23 July 2012 | 21 August 2012 | |
| Nelson | Modoc | 3,661 |
14.8 | 17 August 2012 | 21 August 2012 | |
| Bagley Complex | Shasta | 1,000 |
4.0 | 18 August 2012 | 22 August 2012 | |
| Jawbone Complex | Kern | 1,218 |
4.9 | 10 August 2012 | 22 August 2012 | 19 structures destroyed |
| Barrypoint | Modoc | 38,394 |
155.4 | 6 August 2012 | 28 August 2012 | 3 structures destroyed |
| Rush | Lassen | 271,911 |
1,100.4 | 12 August 2012 | 31 August 2012 | |
| Ramsey | Calaveras | 1,137 |
4.6 | 11 August 2012 | 31 August 2012 | |
| Chips | Plumas | 75,217 |
304.4 | 29 July 2012 | 31 August 2012 | 9 structures destroyed |
| Fort Complex | Siskiyou | 23,653 |
95.7 | 5 August 2012 | 10 September 2012 | |
| Williams | Los Angeles | 4,192 |
17.0 | 2 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 | |
| Stafford | Trinity | 4,407 |
17.8 | 5 September 2012 | 13 September 2012 | |
| Bagley | Shasta | 46,011 |
186.2 | 18 August 2012 | 15 September 2012 | |
| North Pass | Mendocino | 41,983 |
169.9 | 18 August 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 26 structures destroyed |
| Likely | Lassen | 9,838 |
39.8 | 5 September 2012 | 14 September 2012 | |
| Cascade | Mariposa | 1,705 |
6.9 | 16 June 2012 | 26 November 2012 | |
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