2013 California wildfires
Statistics[1][2]
Total fires9,907
Total area601,635 acres (2,434.73 km2)
Cost>$218.15 million (2013 USD)
Deaths1
Non-fatal injuriesAt least 125
Season
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9,907 wildfires burned at least 601,625 acres (2,434.69 km2) of land in the state of California during 2013.[1][2] The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1. They also caused over $218.15 million (2013 USD) in damage.[2] These included several large, notable wildfires, including the Rim Fire, which became California's 3rd largest wildfire. Another wildfire was ignited by the plane crash of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on July 6, 2013, which burned around 1 acre of land.[3]

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2013 fire season.[4] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
PantherTehama6,896 27.9May 1, 2013May 9, 2013
SummitRiverside3,161 12.8May 1, 2013May 4, 20131 structure destroyed
SpringsVentura24,251 98.1May 2, 2013May 9, 2013
GrandKern4,346 17.6May 15, 2013May 22, 2013
San FelipeSan Diego2,650 10.7May 23, 2013May 29, 2013
GeneralSan Diego2,500 10.1May 26, 2013May 31, 2013
WhiteSanta Barbara1,984 8.0May 27, 2013June 5, 2013
PowerhouseLos Angeles30,274 122.5May 30, 2013June 10, 201358 structures destroyed
HathawayRiverside3,870 15.7June 9, 2013October 15, 2013
CarstensMariposa1,708 6.9June 16, 2013June 26, 2013
ChariotSan Diego7,055 28.6July 6, 2013July 15, 2013149 structures destroyed
MountainRiverside27,531 111.4July 15, 2013July 31, 2013
AspenFresno22,992 93.0July 22, 2013September 8, 2013
Forks ComplexSiskiyou37,246 150.7July 31, 2013October 1, 2013
Salmon River ComplexSiskiyou14,754 59.7July 31, 2013August 31, 2013
FallsRiverside1,383 5.6August 5, 2013August 9, 2013
PowerTuolumne1,070 4.3August 5, 2013August 13, 2013
SilverRiverside20,292 82.1August 7, 2013August 12, 2013
Corral ComplexHumboldt12,503 50.6August 10, 20132 October 2013
AmericanPlacer22,407 90.7August 11, 2013August 29, 2013
SwedesButte2,264 9.2August 16, 2013August 22, 2013
RimTuolumne257,314 1,041.3August 17, 2013October 27, 2013112 structures destroyed
MissionMonterey4,500 18.2August 22, 2013August 25, 2013
DeerTehama11,429 46.3August 23, 2013August 29, 2013
FishTulare2,060 8.3August 23, 2013September 5, 2013
MorganContra Costa3,100 12.5September 8, 2013September 14, 2013Ignited at Mount Diablo.
CloverShasta8,073 32.7September 9, 2013September 15, 2013196 structures destroyed, 1 fatality
DeLuzSan Diego2,236 9.0October 5, 2013October 9, 2013
McCabeSonoma3,505 14.2November 22, 2013November 28, 2013

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Ken Pimlott; John Laird; Edmond G. Brown Jr. (September 3, 2014). "2013 Wildfire Statistics" (PDF). CalFire. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ NTSB (July 9, 2013). "NTSB Press Briefing (no. 3)". Press briefing by NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman uploaded to YouTube. San Francisco, California: NTSB. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Large Fires 2013" (PDF). CAL FIRE. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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