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:2011 California wildfires

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{{Infobox wildfire

| title = 2011 California wildfires

| image = LionFireMODIS.jpg

| caption = MODIS satellite image of the Lion Fire from space, on July 29, 2011

| reference ={{cite web|title=National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2011|url=http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2011_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf|website=National Interagency Fire Center|access-date=26 August 2015|archive-date=13 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913121251/https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2011_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| total_fires = 7,989

| cost = >$138.2 million (2011 USD){{cite web|url=http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2011Summary_web.pdf|title=CAL FIRE 2011 Wildland Fire Summary|publisher=CalFire|date=April 2012|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208203321/http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2011Summary_web.pdf|url-status=dead}}

| total_area = {{convert|168,545|acre|km2}}

| injuries = None reported

| fatalities = None reported

| is_season = yes

| year = 2011

| season_name = California wildfires

}}

There were 7,989 fires that burned {{convert|168,545|acre|km2}} of land in the US state of California during 2011.

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded {{convert|1000|acre|km2}} during the 2011 fire season.{{cite web|title=Large Fires 2011|url=http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_214.pdf|website=CAL FIRE|access-date=21 August 2015|archive-date=24 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824154833/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_214.pdf|url-status=dead}} The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited.

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Name

! County

! Acres

! Km{{sup|2}}

! Start Date

! Contained Date

! Notes

CoveKern{{convert|1,122|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}May 27, 2011May 31, 2011
CougarModoc{{convert|2,000|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}June 8, 2011June 13, 2011
AntelopeKern{{convert|5,200|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}June 19, 2011June 21, 20112 structures destroyed
QuinnKern{{convert|3,154|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}June 21, 2011June 22, 2011
StageTulare{{convert|1,213|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}June 27, 2011July 2, 2011
LionTulare{{convert|20,500|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}July 8, 2011October 10, 2011
Scorpion ComplexModoc{{convert|2,945|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}July 15, 2011July 18, 2011
EagleSan Diego{{convert|14,100|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}July 21, 2011July 29, 2011
AnnieModoc{{convert|2,076|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}August 18, 2011August 21, 2011
MotorMariposa{{convert|5,231|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}August 25, 2011September 4, 2011
WellsSan Bernardino{{convert|1,723|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}August 28, 2011August 31, 2011
HillSan Bernardino{{convert|1,135|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 2, 2011September 2, 20113 structures destroyed
SodaSan Luis Obispo{{convert|1,528|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 3, 2011September 4, 20111 structures destroyed
CanyonKern{{convert|14,585|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 4, 2011September 11, 2011100 structures destroyed
MiltonSan Joaquin{{convert|1,122|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 9, 2011September 11, 2011
Keene ComplexKern{{convert|2,577|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 10, 2011September 14, 2011
Comanche ComplexKern{{convert|29,338|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 10, 2011September 14, 2011Originated as 4 separate fires.{{cite web|title=Comanche Fire Complex|url=http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=586|website=CAL FIRE|access-date=31 August 2015|archive-date=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224212513/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=586|url-status=dead}}
Breckenridge ComplexKern{{convert|25,213|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 10, 2011September 17, 2011
JohnInyo{{convert|5,300|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 13, 2011September 16, 2011
TamarackMariposa{{convert|1,011|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 13, 2011October 17, 2011
65 FireKern{{convert|2,005|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 23, 2011September 23, 2011
RuthTrinity{{convert|1,460|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 23, 2011September 28, 201131 structures destroyed
BuckeyeMono{{convert|1,140|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}September 25, 2011September 27, 2011
GreatSan Diego{{convert|2,135|acres|km2|1|disp=tablecen}}October 1, 2011October 7, 2011

References

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California, 2011

Category:Wildfires in California by year