2012 California wildfires
| 2012 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
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| Statistics[1] | |
| Total fires | 7,950 |
| Total area | 869,599 acres (3,519.14 km2) |
| Season | |
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Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2012 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIREs list of large fires.
| Name | County | Acres | Km2 | Start Date | Contained Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner | San Diego | 5,320 | 21.5 | 24 May 2012 | 29 May 2012 | |
| Gaines | Mariposa | 1,700 | 6.9 | 12 June 2012 | 14 June 2012 | |
| Highland | Riverside | 2,171 | 8.8 | 16 June 2012 | 18 June 2012 | |
| Dale | Shasta | 1,083 | 4.4 | 5 July 2012 | 7 July 2012 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Fish | Inyo | 1,103 | 4.5 | 7 July 2012 | 9 July 2012 | |
| Grapevine | Colusa | 1,870 | 7.6 | 8 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 | |
| Rail | Colusa | 1,870 | 7.6 | 9 July 2012 | 12 July 2012 | |
| Turkey | Monterey | 2,529 | 10.2 | 9 July 2012 | 10 July 2012 | |
| Robbers | Placer | 2,650 | 10.7 | 11 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 | 8 structures destroyed |
| Sand | Kern | 1,428 | 5.8 | 14 July 2012 | 19 July 2012 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Rushmore | Riverside | 1,000 | 4.0 | 4 August 2012 | 4 August 2012 | |
| Chihuahua | San Diego | 2,006 | 8.1 | 9 August 2012 | 12 August 2012 | |
| Wye | Lake | 2,934 | 11.9 | 12 August 2012 | 18 August 2012 | 3 structures destroyed |
| Walker | Lake | 5,000 | 20.2 | 12 August 2012 | 14 August 2012 | |
| Vallecito Lightning Complex | San Diego | 22,829 | 92.4 | 13 August 2012 | 20 August 2012 | |
| Mill | Tehama | 1,641 | 6.6 | 13 August 2012 | 23 August 2012 | |
| Buck | Riverside | 2,681 | 10.8 | 14 August 2012 | 18 August 2012 | 4 structures destroyed |
| Ponderosa | Tehama | 27,676 | 112.0 | 18 August 2012 | 2 September 2012 | 133 structures destroyed |
| Sixteen Complex | Colusa | 19,000 | 76.9 | 4 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 | |
| Scotts | Lake | 4,517 | 18.3 | 7 September 2012 | 14 September 2012 | |
| Shockey | San Diego | 2,555 | 10.3 | 23 September 2012 | 27 September 2012 | 39 structures destroyed |
| George | Tulare | 1,707 | 6.9 | 1 June 2012 | 15 June 2012 | |
| Flat | Trinity | 1,688 | 6.8 | 11 July 2012 | 17 July 2012 | |
| Mill | Colusa | 29,502 | 119.4 | 7 July 2012 | 18 July 2012 | 5 structures destroyed |
| Spanish | Lassen | 1,169 | 4.7 | 18 July 2012 | 21 July 2012 | |
| Lake Complex | Modoc | 1,668 | 6.8 | 5 August 2012 | 9 August 2012 | |
| Piute Comlex | Kern | 1,783 | 7.2 | 4 August 2012 | 11 August 2012 | |
| Indian | Mono | 12,574 | 50.9 | 8 August 2012 | 15 August 2012 | |
| Reading | Shasta | 28,079 | 113.6 | 23 July 2012 | 21 August 2012 | |
| Nelson | Modoc | 3,661 | 14.8 | 17 August 2012 | 21 August 2012 | |
| Bagley Complex | Shasta | 1,000 | 4.0 | 18 August 2012 | 22 August 2012 | |
| Jawbone Complex | Kern | 1,218 | 4.9 | 10 August 2012 | 22 August 2012 | 19 structures destroyed |
| Barrypoint | Modoc | 38,394 | 155.4 | 6 August 2012 | 28 August 2012 | 3 structures destroyed |
| Rush | Lassen | 271,911 | 1,100.4 | 12 August 2012 | 31 August 2012 | |
| Ramsey | Calaveras | 1,137 | 4.6 | 11 August 2012 | 31 August 2012 | |
| Chips | Plumas | 75,217 | 304.4 | 29 July 2012 | 31 August 2012 | 9 structures destroyed |
| Fort Complex | Siskiyou | 23,653 | 95.7 | 5 August 2012 | 10 September 2012 | |
| Williams | Los Angeles | 4,192 | 17.0 | 2 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 | |
| Stafford | Trinity | 4,407 | 17.8 | 5 September 2012 | 13 September 2012 | |
| Bagley | Shasta | 46,011 | 186.2 | 18 August 2012 | 15 September 2012 | |
| North Pass | Mendocino | 41,983 | 169.9 | 18 August 2012 | 16 September 2012 | 26 structures destroyed |
| Likely | Lassen | 9,838 | 39.8 | 5 September 2012 | 14 September 2012 | |
| Cascade | Mariposa | 1,705 | 6.9 | 16 June 2012 | 26 November 2012 | |
References
- ↑ "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2012" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Large Fires 2012" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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