2000 California wildfires | |
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![]() A C-130 Hercules drops Phos-Chek fire retardant on the Manter Fire in Sequoia National Forest on July 31, 2000 | |
Statistics | |
Total fires | 7,622 |
Total area | 295,026 acres 119,393 ha |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 1+ |
Structures destroyed | 130+ |
Damage | US$154 million ($124m in suppression costs and $29.9m in damages, per Cal Fire estimates) |
Season | |
2001 → |
The 2000 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California during 2000. According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 7,622 fires burned a total of 295,026 acres (119,393 hectares).[1] Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to $109 million. Damages for the same amounted to $87.3 million, with a total of 389 structures lost.[2] The largest wildfires of the year in California were the Manter and Storrie fires, which burned 74,000 and 55,000 acres in Tulare and Plumas counties respectively.
List of wildfires
[edit]The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2001 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information.[3]
Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
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Town | Glenn | 1,500 | March 31, 2000 | April 5, 2000 | Caused by an escaped controlled burn | |
Cabbage | Mendocino | 1,540 | April 1, 2000 | April 5, 2000 | [4] | |
Berryessa | Napa | 5,731 | June 13, 2000 | June 16, 2000 | Caused by equipment use; destroyed 15 structures | |
Barrett | San Diego | 2,000 | June 29, 2000 | June 30, 2000 | [5] | |
Granite | Mariposa | 2,000 | July 2, 2000 | July 4, 2000 | Caused by shooting | |
Goat | Lassen | 1,084 | July 17, 2000 | July 20, 2000 | Caused by a campfire | |
Bark | Siskiyou | 1,715 | July 21, 2000 | July 26, 2000 | ||
Shell | San Luis Obispo | 6,300 | July 22, 2000 | |||
Plaskett II | Monterey | 5,830 | July 22, 2000 | August 1, 2000 | Caused by camper trying to light a stove | [6][7] |
Happy Camp | Inyo | 5,500 | July 23, 2000 | July 28, 2000 | ||
Manter | Tulare | 74,439 | July 24, 2000 | August 9, 2000 | At the time the largest recorded fire in Sequoia National Forest; destroyed 15 structures | [8] |
Morgan | Lake | 3,283 | July 26, 2000 | July 27, 2000 | [9] | |
Pachenga | Riverside | 11,900 | July 29, 2000 | August 9, 2000 | ||
Golden II | Mono | 2,150 | August 1, 2000 | August 8, 2000 | Caused by lightning | |
Chance | Kern | 1,200 | August 1, 2000 | August 5, 2000 | Caused by lightning | |
King | Kern | 3,243 | August 2, 2000 | August 9, 2000 | Caused by lightning | |
Northfork | San Benito | 1,773 | August 3, 2000 | August 7, 2000 | Caused by equipment use | |
Romero | Merced | 1,200 | August 9, 2000 | September 9, 2000 | ||
Storrie | Plumas | 55,261 | August 17, 2000 | September 9, 2000 | Caused by Union Pacific railroad track repairs | [10] |
Hunter | Mariposa | 8,084 | August 27, 2000 | September 4, 2000 | Caused by equipment use | |
Harris | Santa Barbara | 9,700 | September 13, 2000 | September 18, 2000 | ||
Concow | Butte | 1,835 | September 19, 2000 | September 22, 2000 | Caused by equipment use; destroyed 16 structures, killed 1 | |
Weinstein | Tehama | 8,284 | September 29, 2000 | October 2, 2000 | Caused by an escaped controlled burn | |
Hidden | Lake | 4,500 | October 21, 2000 | October 27, 2000 | Caused by an electrical power system |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "California Wildfires and Acres for all Jurisdictions" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. August 24, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "CDF 2000 Fire Season Summary" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. June 20, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2004. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "2000 Large Fires, 300 Acres And Greater" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. April 19, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2002.
- ^ "Fire nearly contained". Oakland Tribune. April 5, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rural Residents Flee Wildfire Along U.S.-Mexico Border". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 30, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Fire burns almost 500 acres in national forest". Tulare Advance-Register. Associated Press. July 24, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nemeth, Mike (August 2, 2000). "Firefighters gain upper hand over Sur blaze". The Salinas Californian. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gold, Scott; Gorman, Tom (August 2, 2000). "Sequoia Forest Fire Burns 67,348 Acres". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Rapaport, Lisa (July 28, 2000). "Lake County fire contained; homes believed safe". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "US government to announce $102m forest fire settlement with railroad". The Guardian. McClatchy Newspapers. July 22, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2023.