2011 California wildfires

2011 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires 7,989
Total area 126,854 acres (513.36 km2)
Season
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The 2011 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2011. In total, there were 7,989 fires that burned 126,854 acres (513.36 km2) of land.[1]

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2011 fire season.[2] The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIREs list of large fires except where otherwise cited.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
StageTulare1,213 4.927 June 20112 July 2011
EagleSan Diego14,100 57.121 July 201129 July 2011
HillSan Bernardino1,135 4.62 September 20118 September 2011 3 structures destroyed
SodaSan Luis Obispo1,528 6.23 September 20114 September 20111 structures destroyed
MiltonSan Joaquin1,122 4.59 September 201111 September 2011
JohnInyo5,300 21.413 September 201116 September 2011
GreatSan Diego2,135 8.61 October 20117 October 2011
CoveKern1,122 4.527 May 201131 May 2011
CougarModoc2,000 8.18 June 201113 June 2011
AntelopeKern5,200 21.019 June 201121 June 20112 structures destroyed
QuinnKern3,154 12.821 June 201122 June 2011
LionTulare20,500 83.08 July 201110 October 2011
Scorpion ComplexModoc2,945 11.915 July 201118 July 2011
AnnieModoc2,076 8.418 August 201121 August 2011
MotorMariposa5,231 21.225 August 20114 September 2011
WellsSan Bernardino1,723 7.028 August 201131 August 2011
CanyonKern14,585 59.04 September 201111 September 2011100 structures destroyed
Keene ComplexKern2,577 10.410 September 201114 September 2011
Comanche ComplexKern29,338 118.710 September 201117 September 2011 Made up of 4 separate fires[3]
Breckenridge ComplexKern25,213 102.010 September 201117 September 2011
TamarackMariposa1,011 4.113 September 201117 October 2011
65 FireKern2,005 8.123 September 201123 September 2011
RuthTrinity1,460 5.923 September 201128 September 201131 structures destroyed
BuckeyeMono1,140 4.625 September 201127 September 2011

References

  1. 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2011" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Large Fires 2011" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Comanche Fire Complex". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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