2004 California wildfires
2004 California wildfires |
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Manzanita burns in a small 2004 wildfire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | Date(s) | - January 1 –
- December 31, 2004
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Total fires | 7,898[1] |
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Total area | 311,024 acres (1,258.67 km2)[1] |
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Deaths | 2 firefighters[2] |
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Damage | >$296.9 million (2004 USD)[3] |
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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, 7,898 fires[1] burned 311,024 acres (1,258.67 square kilometres).[1]
Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2004 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.
Name
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County
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Acres
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Km2
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Start Date
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Contained Date
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Notes
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Pleasure Fire |
Riverside |
2,464
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10.0 |
April 25, 2004 |
April 26, 2004 |
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India |
San Diego |
2,040
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8.3 |
May 2, 2004 |
May 3, 2004 |
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Eagle |
Riverside |
8,831
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35.7 |
May 2, 2004 |
May 7, 2004 |
41 structures destroyed
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Cerrito |
Riverside |
16,460
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66.6 |
May 3, 2004 |
May 7, 2004 |
26 structures destroyed
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Cachuma |
Santa Barbara |
1,127
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4.6 |
May 3, 2004 |
May 7, 2004 |
1 structure destroyed
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Cottonwood |
Riverside |
1,845
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7.5 |
May 12, 2004 |
May 15, 2004 |
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Gaviota |
Santa Barbara |
7,440
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30.1 |
June 5, 2004 |
June 11, 2004 |
4 structures destroyed
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Meadow |
Mariposa |
5,060
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20.5 |
June 27, 2004 |
July 1, 2004 |
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Bluff |
Shasta |
3,304
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13.4 |
June 28, 2004 |
September 13, 2004 |
Burned in Lassen Volcanic National Park[4]
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Verbenia |
Riverside |
3,833
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15.5 |
July 11, 2004 |
July 16, 2004 |
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Gatos |
Fresno |
1,307
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5.3 |
July 11, 2004 |
July 13, 2004 |
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Pine |
Los Angeles |
17,418
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70.5 |
July 12, 2004 |
July 21, 2004 |
15 structures destroyed, 1 firefighter fatality
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Mataguary |
San Diego |
8,649
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35.0 |
July 13, 2004 |
July 15, 2004 |
3 structures destroyed
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State Melton |
Riverside |
3,667
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14.8 |
July 17, 2004 |
July 20, 2004 |
20 structures destroyed
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Foothill |
Los Angeles |
6,002
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24.3 |
July 17, 2004 |
July 21, 2004 |
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Pelican |
Stanislaus |
1,500
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6.1 |
July 19, 2004 |
July 24, 2004 |
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Crown Complex |
Los Angeles |
18,026
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72.9 |
July 20, 2004 |
July 23, 2004 |
7 structures destroyed
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Straylor |
Lassen |
3,422
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13.8 |
July 22, 2004 |
July 29, 2004 |
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Irongate |
Siskiyou |
2,400
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9.7 |
July 24, 2004 |
July 26, 2004 |
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Sims |
Trinity |
4,030
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16.3 |
July 28, 2004 |
August 3, 2004 |
4 structures destroyed
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East |
Los Angeles |
1,330
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5.4 |
August 7, 2004 |
August 9, 2004 |
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Copper |
Calaveras |
3,443
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13.9 |
August 8, 2004 |
August 9, 2004 |
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Kincaid |
Santa Clara |
1,246
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5.0 |
August 8, 2004 |
August 10, 2004 |
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Early |
Tuolumne |
1,670
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6.8 |
August 9, 2004 |
August 11, 2004 |
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Oregon |
Butte |
2,030
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8.2 |
August 11, 2004 |
August 15, 2004 |
4 structures destroyed
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Bear |
Shasta |
10,848
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43.9 |
August 11, 2004 |
August 16, 2004 |
86 structures destroyed
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Deep |
Tulare |
3,148
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12.7 |
August 12, 2004 |
August 16, 2004 |
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French |
Shasta |
13,005
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52.6 |
August 14, 2004 |
August 20, 2004 |
30 structures destroyed
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Geysers |
Lake |
12,525
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50.7 |
September 3, 2004 |
September 8, 2004 |
21 structures destroyed
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Pattison |
Calaveras |
2,476
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10.0 |
September 3, 2004 |
September 5, 2004 |
125 structures destroyed
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Cement |
Napa |
1,100
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4.5 |
September 4, 2004 |
September 4, 2004 |
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Runaway |
San Bernardino |
1,007
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4.1 |
September 7, 2004 |
September 9, 2004 |
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Old Highway |
Mariposa |
1,347
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5.5 |
September 12, 2004 |
September 15, 2004 |
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Power |
Amador |
16,800
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68.0 |
October 6, 2004 |
October 21, 2004 |
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Rumsey |
Yolo |
39,138
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158.4 |
October 10, 2004 |
October 16, 2004 |
6 structures destroyed
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Freds |
El Dorado |
7,700
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31.2 |
October 13, 2004 |
October 17, 2004 |
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References
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