2000 California wildfires
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{{Infobox wildfire
|title=2000 California wildfires
|total_fires=7,622
|total_area={{convert|295,026|acres|ha|disp=br|abbr=out}}
|is_season=yes
|year=2000
|season_name=California wildfires
|cost=US$154 million ($124m in suppression costs and $29.9m in damages, per Cal Fire estimates)
|buildings=130+
|fatalities=1+
|image=Defense.gov News Photo 000731-F-5019K-024.jpg|caption=A C-130 Hercules drops Phos-Chek fire retardant on the Manter Fire in Sequoia National Forest on July 31, 2000
}}
According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 7,622 wildfires burned a total of {{convert|295,026|acres|ha|abbr=off|disp=b}} in the US state of California in 2000.{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=California Wildfires and Acres for all Jurisdictions |url=https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/11397/fires-acres-all-agencies-thru-2018.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228012125/https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/11397/fires-acres-all-agencies-thru-2018.pdf |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection}} 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.{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2001 |title=CDF 2000 Fire Season Summary |url=http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/2000FireSeason/00-2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040731134620/http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/2000FireSeason/00-2.pdf |archive-date=July 31, 2004 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |website=California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection}} 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 {{convert|1,000|acres|ha|abbr=off|disp=b}}, 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.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2001 |title=2000 Large Fires, 300 Acres And Greater |url=http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/2000FireSeason/LF2001_041901.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020604173314/http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/2000FireSeason/LF2001_041901.PDF |archive-date=June 4, 2002 |website=California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection}}
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| scope="col" |Name
! scope="col" |County ! scope="col" |Acres ! scope="col" |Start date ! scope="col" |Containment date ! scope="col" |Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Ref |
|---|
| scope="row" |Town
| Glenn||1,500||{{dts|2000|March|31}}||{{dts|2000|April|5}}||Caused by an escaped controlled burn|| |
| scope="row" |Cabbage
| Mendocino|| 1,540|| {{dts|2000|April|1}}|| {{dts|2000|April|5}}|| ||{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2000 |title=Fire nearly contained |work=Oakland Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116179761/fire-nearly-contained/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} |
| scope="row" |Berryessa
| Napa|| 5,731|| {{dts|2000|June|13}}|| {{dts|2000|June|16}}||Caused by equipment use; destroyed 15 structures | |
| scope="row" |Barrett
| San Diego|| 2,000|| {{dts|2000|June|29}}|| {{dts|2000|June|30}}|| |{{Cite news |date=June 30, 2000 |title=Rural Residents Flee Wildfire Along U.S.-Mexico Border |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-30-mn-46385-story.html |access-date=January 10, 2022}} |
| scope="row" |Granite
| Mariposa|| 2,000|| {{dts|2000|July|2}}|| {{dts|2000|July|4}}|| Caused by shooting|| |
| scope="row" |Goat
| Lassen|| 1,084|| {{dts|2000|July|17}}|| {{dts|2000|July|20}}||Caused by a campfire | |
| scope="row" |Bark
| Siskiyou|| 1,715|| {{dts|2000|July|21}}|| {{dts|2000|July|26}}|| | |
| scope="row" |Shell
| San Luis Obispo|| 6,300|| {{dts|2000|July|22}}|| || | |
| scope="row" |Plaskett II
| Monterey|| 5,830|| {{dts|2000|July|22}}|| {{dts|2000|August|1}}||Caused by camper trying to light a stove |{{Cite news |date=July 24, 2000 |title=Fire burns almost 500 acres in national forest |work=Tulare Advance-Register |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116178801/fire-burns-almost-500-acres-in-national/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |last=Nemeth |first=Mike |date=August 2, 2000 |title=Firefighters gain upper hand over Sur blaze |work=The Salinas Californian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116179195/firefighters-gain-upper-hand-over-sur-bl/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} |
| scope="row" |Happy Camp
| Inyo|| 5,500|| {{dts|2000|July|23}}|| {{dts|2000|July|28}}|| | |
| scope="row" |Manter
| Tulare|| 74,439|| {{dts|2000|July|24}}|| {{dts|2000|August|9}}||At the time the largest recorded fire in Sequoia National Forest; destroyed 15 structures |{{Cite news |last=Gold |first=Scott |last2=Gorman |first2=Tom |date=August 2, 2000 |title=Sequoia Forest Fire Burns 67,348 Acres |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-02-mn-63017-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110180553/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-02-mn-63017-story.html |archive-date=January 10, 2023}} |
| scope="row" |Morgan
| Lake|| 3,283|| {{dts|2000|July|26}}|| {{dts|2000|July|27}}|| |{{Cite news |last=Rapaport |first=Lisa |date=July 28, 2000 |title=Lake County fire contained; homes believed safe |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116179556/lake-county-fire-contained-homes-believ/ |access-date=January 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} |
| scope="row" |Pachenga
| Riverside|| 11,900|| {{dts|2000|July|29}}|| {{dts|2000|August|9}}|| | |
| scope="row" |Golden II
| Mono|| 2,150|| {{dts|2000|August|1}}|| {{dts|2000|August|8}}||Caused by lightning | |
| scope="row" |Chance
| Kern|| 1,200|| {{dts|2000|August|1}}|| {{dts|2000|August|5}}||Caused by lightning | |
| scope="row" |King
| Kern|| 3,243|| {{dts|2000|August|2}}|| {{dts|2000|August|9}}|| Caused by lightning|| |
| scope="row" |Northfork
| San Benito|| 1,773|| {{dts|2000|August|3}}|| {{dts|2000|August|7}}||Caused by equipment use | |
| scope="row" |Romero
| Merced|| 1,200|| {{dts|2000|August|9}}|| {{dts|2000|September|9}}|| | |
| scope="row" |Storrie
| Plumas|| 55,261|| {{dts|2000|August|17}}|| {{dts|2000|September|9}}||Caused by Union Pacific railroad track repairs |{{Cite news |date=July 22, 2008 |title=US government to announce $102m forest fire settlement with railroad |work=The Guardian |agency=McClatchy Newspapers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/jul/22/forests.usa |access-date=January 10, 2023}} |
| scope="row" |Hunter
| Mariposa|| 8,084|| {{dts|2000|August|27}}|| {{dts|2000|September|4}}||Caused by equipment use | |
| scope="row" |Harris
| Santa Barbara|| 9,700|| {{dts|2000|September|13}}|| {{dts|2000|September|18}}|| | |
| scope="row" |Concow
| Butte|| 1,835|| {{dts|2000|September|19}}|| {{dts|2000|September|22}}||Caused by equipment use; destroyed 16 structures, killed 1 | |
| scope="row" |Weinstein
| Tehama|| 8,284|| {{dts|2000|September|29}}|| {{dts|2000|October|2}}||Caused by an escaped controlled burn | |
| scope="row" |Hidden
| Lake|| 4,500|| {{dts|2000|October|21}}|| {{dts|2000|October|27}}||Caused by an electrical power system | |
See also
{{Portal|California}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.fire.ca.gov/stats-events/ California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), Statistics and Events]
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Category:Wildfires in California by year