2004 California wildfires

2004 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires 7,898[1]
Total area 311,024 acres (1,258.67 km2)[1]
Cost >$296.9 million (2004 USD)[2]
Fatalities 2 firefighters[3]
Season
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The 2004 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2004. In total, there were 7,898 fires[1] that burned 311,024 acres (1,258.67 km2) of land.[1]

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2004 fire season.[3] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
Pleasure FireRiverside2,464 10.0April 25, 2004April 26, 2004
IndiaSan Diego2,040 8.3May 2, 2004May 3, 2004
EagleRiverside8,831 35.7May 2, 2004May 7, 200441 structures destroyed
CerritoRiverside16,460 66.6May 3, 2004May 7, 200426 structures destroyed
CachumaSanta Barbara1,127 4.6May 3, 2004May 7, 20041 structure destroyed
CottonwoodRiverside1,845 7.5May 12, 2004May 15, 2004
GaviotaSanta Barbara7,440 30.1June 5, 2004June 11, 20044 structures destroyed
MeadowMariposa5,060 20.5June 27, 2004July 1, 2004
BluffShasta3,304 13.4June 28, 2004September 13, 2004Burned in Lassen Volcanic National Park[4]
VerbeniaRiverside3,833 15.5July 11, 2004July 16, 2004
GatosFresno1,307 5.3July 11, 2004July 13, 2004
PineLos Angeles17,418 70.5July 12, 2004July 21, 200415 structures destroyed, 1 firefighter fatality
MataguarySan Diego8,649 35.0July 13, 2004July 15, 20043 structures destroyed
State MeltonRiverside3,667 14.8July 17, 2004July 20, 200420 structures destroyed
FoothillLos Angeles6,002 24.3July 17, 2004July 21, 2004
PelicanStanislaus1,500 6.1July 19, 2004July 24, 2004
Crown ComplexLos Angeles18,026 72.9July 20, 2004July 23, 20047 structures destroyed
StraylorLassen3,422 13.8July 22, 2004July 29, 2004
IrongateSiskiyou2,400 9.7July 24, 2004July 26, 2004
SimsTrinity4,030 16.3July 28, 2004August 3, 20044 structures destroyed
EastLos Angeles1,330 5.4August 7, 2004August 9, 2004
CopperCalaveras3,443 13.9August 8, 2004August 9, 2004
KincaidSanta Clara1,246 5.0August 8, 2004August 10, 2004
EarlyTuolumne1,670 6.8August 9, 2004August 11, 2004
OregonButte2,030 8.2August 11, 2004August 15, 20044 structures destroyed
BearShasta10,848 43.9August 11, 2004August 16, 200486 structures destroyed
DeepTulare3,148 12.7August 12, 2004August 16, 2004
FrenchShasta13,005 52.6August 14, 2004August 20, 200430 structures destroyed
GeysersLake12,525 50.7September 3, 2004September 8, 200421 structures destroyed
PattisonCalaveras2,476 10.0September 3, 2004September 5, 2004125 structures destroyed
CementNapa1,100 4.5September 4, 2004September 4, 2004
RunawaySan Bernardino1,007 4.1September 7, 2004September 9, 2004
Old HighwayMariposa1,347 5.5September 12, 2004September 15, 2004
PowerAmador16,800 68.0October 6, 2004October 21, 2004
RumseyYolo39,138 158.4October 10, 2004October 16, 20046 structures destroyed
FredsEl Dorado7,700 31.2October 13, 2004October 17, 2004

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2004 Wildfire Activity Stats" (PDF). NIFC. February 14, 2005. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "CDF 2004 Fire Season Summary" (PDF). CalFire. August 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Large Fires 2004" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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