2006 California wildfires
The 2006 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2006. In total, there were 8,202 fires[1] that burned 736,022 acres (2,978.58 km2) of land.[2]
| 2006 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
NASA satellite image of the Esperanza Fire | |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Total fires | 8,202 |
| Total area | 736,022 acres (2,978.58 km2)[2] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 7 firefighters, 2 civilians killed[2] |
| Damage | >$266.2 million (2006 USD)[3] |
| Season | |
← 2005
2007 → | |
Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2006 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.
| Name | County | Acres | Km2 | Start Date | Contained Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra | Riverside | 10,584 | 42.8 | February 6, 2006 | February 6, 2006 | |
| Hotlum | Siskiyou | 3,019 | 12.2 | February 25, 2006 | February 27, 2006 | 4 structures destroyed |
| Torch | Fresno | 1,964 | 7.9 | May 13, 2006 | May 14, 2006 | |
| Stuhr | Stanislaus | 1,418 | 5.7 | May 26, 2006 | May 26, 2006 | |
| Alpaugh | Tulare | 1,700 | 6.9 | May 27, 2006 | May 27, 2006 | |
| Perkins | Santa Barbara | 14,988 | 60.7 | June 19, 2006 | June 26, 2006 | 7 structures destroyed |
| Boulder Complex | Plumas | 3,500 | 14.2 | June 25, 2006 | July 5, 2006 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Observation Complex | Lassen | 4,300 | 17.4 | June 25, 2006 | June 30, 2006 | |
| Goodale | Inyo | 3,750 | 15.2 | June 26, 2006 | June 29, 2006 | |
| Yolla Bolly | Tehama | 1,247 | 5.0 | June 27, 2006 | June 27, 2006 | |
| Del Puerto | Stanislaus | 2,590 | 10.5 | June 30, 2006 | July 3, 2006 | |
| Pedro | Tuolumne | 2,000 | 8.1 | July 3, 2006 | July 5, 2006 | |
| Pushwalla Complex | Riverside | 2,000 | 8.1 | July 7, 2006 | July 10, 2006 | |
| Happy Complex | Modoc | 1,780 | 7.2 | July 9, 2006 | July 9, 2006 | 2 firefighter fatalities |
| Canyon | Stanislaus | 34,000 | 137.6 | July 9, 2006 | July 17, 2006 | 11 structures destroyed |
| Sawtooth Complex | San Bernardino | 62,000 | 250.9 | July 9, 2006 | July 20, 2006 | 273 structures destroyed, 1 civilian fatality |
| Millard Fire Assist | Riverside | 24,210 | 98.0 | July 9, 2006 | July 9, 2006 | |
| Beck | San Luis Obispo | 1,500 | 6.1 | July 11, 2006 | July 12, 2006 | |
| Midway | Alameda | 6,400 | 25.9 | July 11, 2006 | July 11, 2006 | |
| Creek | Lassen | 1,234 | 5.0 | July 18, 2006 | July 21, 2006 | |
| Coytoe | Tulare | 1,325 | 5.4 | July 20, 2006 | July 21, 2006 | |
| Olive | Merced | 25,007 | 101.2 | July 21, 2006 | July 21, 2006 | |
| Ricco | Monterey | 14,506 | 58.7 | July 22, 2006 | July 27, 2006 | |
| Three Rocks | Fresno | 8,400 | 34.0 | July 22, 2006 | July 22, 2006 | |
| Horse | San Diego | 16,681 | 67.5 | July 23, 2006 | August 1, 2006 | |
| Happy Camp | Siskiyou | 3,318 | 13.4 | July 23, 2006 | September 24, 2006 | |
| Uncles Complex | Siskiyou | 30,454 | 123.2 | July 23, 2006 | October 31, 2006 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Oorleans Complex | Humboldt | 15,710 | 63.6 | July 24, 2006 | September 30, 2006 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Empire | Los Angeles | 1,094 | 4.4 | July 25, 2006 | July 25, 2006 | |
| Hunter | Mendocino | 16,296 | 65.9 | July 26, 2006 | July 26, 2006 | |
| Hoy | Siskiyou | 1,283 | 5.2 | July 26, 2006 | July 28, 2006 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Bar Complex | Trinity | 100,414 | 406.4 | July 27, 2006 | July 27, 2006 | |
| Sage | Modoc | 4,855 | 19.6 | July 27, 2006 | August 5, 2006 | |
| Junction | Trinity | 3,126 | 12.7 | July 29, 2006 | July 29, 2006 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Kingsley | Tehama | 6,854 | 27.7 | August 2, 2006 | August 2, 2006 | |
| Cottonwood | Kern | 2,346 | 9.5 | August 5, 2006 | August 6, 2006 | |
| Quail | Los Angeles | 4,864 | 19.7 | August 13, 2006 | August 16, 2006 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Pigeon | Trinity | 6,452 | 26.1 | September 2, 2006 | October 16, 2006 | |
| Day | Ventura | 169,702 | 686.8 | September 4, 2006 | October 2, 2006 | 11 structures destroyed |
| Ralston | Placer | 8,423 | 34.1 | September 5, 2006 | September 18, 2006 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Sawmill | Mono | 7,434 | 30.1 | September 14, 2006 | September 15, 2006 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Orchard | Riverside | 1,580 | 6.4 | September 16, 2006 | September 16, 2006 | |
| Ranch | Riverside | 1,670 | 6.8 | September 17, 2006 | September 17, 2006 | |
| Pinnacles | San Bernardino | 2,370 | 9.6 | September 19, 2006 | September 21, 2006 | |
| Bassetts | Sierra | 2,114 | 8.6 | September 19, 2006 | September 26, 2006 | |
| Noble | Mendocino | 1,014 | 4.1 | September 24, 2006 | September 30, 2006 | |
| Phelps | Fresno | 1,600 | 6.5 | October 25, 2006 | October 25, 2006 | |
| Esperanza | Riverside | 40,200 | 162.7 | October 26, 2006 | October 31, 2006 | 54 structures destroyed, 5 firefighters and 1 civilian killed |
| Shekell | Ventura | 13,600 | 55.0 | December 3, 2006 | December 5, 2006 | 7 structures destroyed |
| Westside | Kern | 4,025 | 16.3 | December 7, 2006 | December 9, 2006 |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 wildfires in California.
- "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2006" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Large Fires 2006" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "CAL FIRE 2006 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CalFire. October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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