2006 California wildfires

2006 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires 8,202
Total area 678,919 acres (2,747.49 km2)
Season
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The 2006 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2006. In total, there were 8,202 fires that burned 678,919 acres (2,747.49 km2) of land.[1]

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2006 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
SierraRiverside10,584 42.86 February 20066 February 2006
HotlumSiskiyou3,019 12.225 February 200627 February 20064 structures destroyed
TorchFresno1,964 7.913 May 200614 May 2006
StuhrStanislaus1,418 5.726 May 200626 May 2006
AlpaughTulare1,700 6.927 May 200627 May 2006
PerkinsSanta Barbara14,988 60.719 June 200626 June 20067 structures destroyed
Boulder ComplexPlumas3,500 14.225 June 20065 July 20062 structures destroyed
Observation ComplexLassen4,300 17.425 June 200630 June 2006
GoodaleInyo3,750 15.226 June 200629 June 2006
Yolla BollyTehama1,247 5.027 June 200627 June 2006
Del PuertoStanislaus2,590 10.530 June 20063 July 2006
PedroTuolumne2,000 8.13 July 20065 July 2006
Pushwalla ComplexRiverside2,000 8.17 July 200610 July 2006
Happy ComplexModoc1,780 7.29 July 20069 July 20062 firefighter fatalities
CanyonStanislaus34,000 137.69 July 200617 July 200611 structures destroyed
Sawtooth ComplexSan Bernardino62,000 250.99 July 200620 July 2006273 structures destroyed, 1 civilian fatanlity
Millard Fire AssistRiverside24,210 98.09 July 20069 July 2006
BeckSan Luis Obispo1,500 6.111 July 200612 July 2006
MidwayAlameda6,400 25.911 July 200611 July 2006
CreekLassen1,234 5.018 July 200621 July 2006
CoytoeTulare1,325 5.420 July 200621 July 2006
OliveMerced25,007 101.221 July 200621 July 2006
RiccoMonterey14,506 58.722 July 200627 July 2006
Three RocksFresno8,400 34.022 July 200622 July 2006
HorseSan Diego16,681 67.523 July 20061 August 2006
Happy CampSiskiyou3,318 13.423 July 200624 September 2006
Uncles ComplexSiskiyou30,454 123.223 July 200631 October 20061 structure destroyed
Oorleans ComplexHumboldt15,710 63.624 July 200630 September 20061 structure destroyed
EmpireLos Angeles1,094 4.425 July 200625 July 2006
HunterMendocino16,296 65.926 July 200626 July 2006
Bar ComplexTrinity100,414 406.427 July 200627 July 2006
HoySiskiyou1,283 5.226 July 200628 July 20061 structure destroyed
SageModoc4,855 19.627 July 20065 August 2006
JunctionTrinity3,126 12.729 July 200629 July 20061 structure destroyed
KingsleyTehama6,854 27.72 August 20062 August 2006
CottonwoodKern2,346 9.55 August 20066 August 2006
QuailLos Angeles4,864 19.713 August 200616 August 20062 structures destroyed
PigeonTrinity6,452 26.12 September 200616 October 2006
DayVentura169,702 686.84 September 20062 October 200611 structures destroyed
RalstonPlacer8,423 34.15 September 200618 September 20062 structures destroyed
SawmillMono7,434 30.114 September 200615 September 20062 structures destroyed
OrchardRiverside1,580 6.416 September 200616 September 2006
RanchRiverside1,670 6.817 September 200617 September 2006
PinnaclesSan Bernardino2,370 9.619 September 200621 September 2006
BassettsSierra2,114 8.619 September 200626 September 2006
NobleMendocino1,014 4.124 September 200630 September 2006
PhelpsFresno1,600 6.525 October 200625 October 2006
EsperanzaRiverside40,200 162.726 October 200631 October 200654 structures destroyed
5 firefighter & 1 civilian fatality
ShekellVentura13,600 55.03 December 20065 December 20067 structures destroyed
WestsideKern4,025 16.37 December 20069 December 2006

References

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