2000 California wildfires
A C-130 Hercules drops Phos-Chek fire retardant on the Manter Fire in Sequoia National Forest on July 31, 2000
Statistics
Total fires7,622
Total area295,026 acres
119,393 ha
Impacts
Deaths1+
Structures destroyed130+
DamageUS$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

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
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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Fire nearly contained". Oakland Tribune. April 5, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rural Residents Flee Wildfire Along U.S.-Mexico Border". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 30, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Fire burns almost 500 acres in national forest". Tulare Advance-Register. Associated Press. July 24, 2000. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Nemeth, Mike (August 2, 2000). "Firefighters gain upper hand over Sur blaze". The Salinas Californian. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Rapaport, Lisa (July 28, 2000). "Lake County fire contained; homes believed safe". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "US government to announce $102m forest fire settlement with railroad". The Guardian. McClatchy Newspapers. July 22, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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