2011 California wildfires
2011 California wildfires | |
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Statistics[1] | |
Total fires | 7,989 |
Total area | 126,854 acres (513.36 km2) |
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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 |
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Stage | Tulare | 1,213 | 4.9 | 27 June 2011 | 2 July 2011 | |
Eagle | San Diego | 14,100 | 57.1 | 21 July 2011 | 29 July 2011 | |
Hill | San Bernardino | 1,135 | 4.6 | 2 September 2011 | 8 September 2011 | 3 structures destroyed |
Soda | San Luis Obispo | 1,528 | 6.2 | 3 September 2011 | 4 September 2011 | 1 structures destroyed |
Milton | San Joaquin | 1,122 | 4.5 | 9 September 2011 | 11 September 2011 | |
John | Inyo | 5,300 | 21.4 | 13 September 2011 | 16 September 2011 | |
Great | San Diego | 2,135 | 8.6 | 1 October 2011 | 7 October 2011 | |
Cove | Kern | 1,122 | 4.5 | 27 May 2011 | 31 May 2011 | |
Cougar | Modoc | 2,000 | 8.1 | 8 June 2011 | 13 June 2011 | |
Antelope | Kern | 5,200 | 21.0 | 19 June 2011 | 21 June 2011 | 2 structures destroyed |
Quinn | Kern | 3,154 | 12.8 | 21 June 2011 | 22 June 2011 | |
Lion | Tulare | 20,500 | 83.0 | 8 July 2011 | 10 October 2011 | |
Scorpion Complex | Modoc | 2,945 | 11.9 | 15 July 2011 | 18 July 2011 | |
Annie | Modoc | 2,076 | 8.4 | 18 August 2011 | 21 August 2011 | |
Motor | Mariposa | 5,231 | 21.2 | 25 August 2011 | 4 September 2011 | |
Wells | San Bernardino | 1,723 | 7.0 | 28 August 2011 | 31 August 2011 | |
Canyon | Kern | 14,585 | 59.0 | 4 September 2011 | 11 September 2011 | 100 structures destroyed |
Keene Complex | Kern | 2,577 | 10.4 | 10 September 2011 | 14 September 2011 | |
Comanche Complex | Kern | 29,338 | 118.7 | 10 September 2011 | 17 September 2011 | Made up of 4 separate fires[3] |
Breckenridge Complex | Kern | 25,213 | 102.0 | 10 September 2011 | 17 September 2011 | |
Tamarack | Mariposa | 1,011 | 4.1 | 13 September 2011 | 17 October 2011 | |
65 Fire | Kern | 2,005 | 8.1 | 23 September 2011 | 23 September 2011 | |
Ruth | Trinity | 1,460 | 5.9 | 23 September 2011 | 28 September 2011 | 31 structures destroyed |
Buckeye | Mono | 1,140 | 4.6 | 25 September 2011 | 27 September 2011 |
References
- 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2011" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Large Fires 2011" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Comanche Fire Complex". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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