2004 California wildfires

2004 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires 8,415
Total area 242,057 acres (979.57 km2)
Season
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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 FireRiverside2,464 10.025 April 200426 April 2004
India FireSan Diego2,040 8.32 May 20043 May 2004
EagleRiverside8,831 35.72 May 20047 May 200441 structures destroyed
Cerrito FireRiverside16,460 66.63 May 20047 May 200428 structures destroyed
CachumaSanta Barbara1,127 4.63 May 20047 May 20041 structure destroyed
CottonwoodRiverside1,845 7.512 May 200415 May 2004
GaviotaSanta Barbara7,440 30.15 June 200411 June 20044 structures destroyed
MeadowMariposa5,060 20.527 June 20041 July 2004
BluffShasta3,304 13.428 June 2004Unknown
VerbeniaRiverside3,833 15.511 July 200416 July 2004
GatosFresno1,307 5.311 July 200413 July 2004
PineLos Angeles17,418 70.512 July 200421 July 200415 structures destroyed, 1 firefighter fatality
MataguarySan Diego8,649 35.013 July 200415 July 20043 structures destroyed
State MeltonRiverside3,667 14.817 July 200420 July 200420 structures destroyed
FoothillLos Angeles6,002 24.317 July 200421 July 2004
PelicanStanislaus1,500 6.119 July 200424 July 2004
Crown ComplexLos Angeles18,026 72.920 July 200423 July 20047 structures destroyed
StraylorLassen3,422 13.822 July 200429 July 2004
IrongateSiskiyou2,400 9.724 July 200426 July 2004
SimsTrinity4,030 16.328 July 20043 August 20044 structures destroyed
CopperCalaveras3,443 13.96 August 20049 August 2004
KincaidSanta Clara1,246 5.08 August 200410 August 2004
OregonButte2,030 8.211 August 200415 August 20044 structures destroyed
EastLos Angeles1,330 5.47 August 20049 August 2004
EarlyTuolumne1,670 6.811 August 20049 August 2004
BearShasta10,848 43.911 August 200416 August 2004
DeepTulare3,148 12.712 August 200416 August 2004
FrenchShasta13,005 52.614 August 200420 August 200430 structures destroyed
GeysersLake12,525 50.73 September 20048 September 200421 structures destroyed
PattisonCalaveras2,476 10.03 September 20045 September 2004125 structures destroyed
CementNapa1,100 4.54 September 20044 September 2004
RunawaySan Bernardino1,007 4.17 September 20049 September 2004
Old HighwayMariposa1,347 5.512 September 200415 September 2004
PowerAmador16,800 68.06 October 200421 October 2004
RumseyYolo39,138 158.410 October 200416 October 20046 structures destroyed
FredsEl Dorado7,700 31.213 October 200417 October 2004

References

  1. 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2004" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Large Fires 2004" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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