2006 California wildfires
NASA satellite image of the Esperanza Fire
Statistics[1]
Total fires8,202
Total area736,022 acres (2,978.58 km2)[2]
Cost>$266.2 million (2006 USD)[3]
Deaths7 firefighters, 2 civilians killed[2]
Season
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The 2006 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2006. In total, there were 8,202 fires[1] that burned 736,022 acres (2,978.58 km2) of land.[2]

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2006 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
SierraRiverside10,584 42.8February 6, 2006February 6, 2006
HotlumSiskiyou3,019 12.2February 25, 2006February 27, 20064 structures destroyed
TorchFresno1,964 7.9May 13, 2006May 14, 2006
StuhrStanislaus1,418 5.7May 26, 2006May 26, 2006
AlpaughTulare1,700 6.9May 27, 2006May 27, 2006
PerkinsSanta Barbara14,988 60.7June 19, 2006June 26, 20067 structures destroyed
Boulder ComplexPlumas3,500 14.2June 25, 2006July 5, 20062 structures destroyed
Observation ComplexLassen4,300 17.4June 25, 2006June 30, 2006
GoodaleInyo3,750 15.2June 26, 2006June 29, 2006
Yolla BollyTehama1,247 5.0June 27, 2006June 27, 2006
Del PuertoStanislaus2,590 10.5June 30, 2006July 3, 2006
PedroTuolumne2,000 8.1July 3, 2006July 5, 2006
Pushwalla ComplexRiverside2,000 8.1July 7, 2006July 10, 2006
Happy ComplexModoc1,780 7.2July 9, 2006July 9, 20062 firefighter fatalities
CanyonStanislaus34,000 137.6July 9, 2006July 17, 200611 structures destroyed
Sawtooth ComplexSan Bernardino62,000 250.9July 9, 2006July 20, 2006273 structures destroyed, 1 civilian fatality
Millard Fire AssistRiverside24,210 98.0July 9, 2006July 9, 2006
BeckSan Luis Obispo1,500 6.1July 11, 2006July 12, 2006
MidwayAlameda6,400 25.9July 11, 2006July 11, 2006
CreekLassen1,234 5.0July 18, 2006July 21, 2006
CoytoeTulare1,325 5.4July 20, 2006July 21, 2006
OliveMerced25,007 101.2July 21, 2006July 21, 2006
RiccoMonterey14,506 58.7July 22, 2006July 27, 2006
Three RocksFresno8,400 34.0July 22, 2006July 22, 2006
HorseSan Diego16,681 67.5July 23, 2006August 1, 2006
Happy CampSiskiyou3,318 13.4July 23, 2006September 24, 2006
Uncles ComplexSiskiyou30,454 123.2July 23, 2006October 31, 20061 structure destroyed
Oorleans ComplexHumboldt15,710 63.6July 24, 2006September 30, 20061 structure destroyed
EmpireLos Angeles1,094 4.4July 25, 2006July 25, 2006
HunterMendocino16,296 65.9July 26, 2006July 26, 2006
HoySiskiyou1,283 5.2July 26, 2006July 28, 20061 structure destroyed
Bar ComplexTrinity100,414 406.4July 27, 2006July 27, 2006
SageModoc4,855 19.6July 27, 2006August 5, 2006
JunctionTrinity3,126 12.7July 29, 2006July 29, 20061 structure destroyed
KingsleyTehama6,854 27.7August 2, 2006August 2, 2006
CottonwoodKern2,346 9.5August 5, 2006August 6, 2006
QuailLos Angeles4,864 19.7August 13, 2006August 16, 20062 structures destroyed
PigeonTrinity6,452 26.1September 2, 2006October 16, 2006
DayVentura169,702 686.8September 4, 2006October 2, 200611 structures destroyed
RalstonPlacer8,423 34.1September 5, 2006September 18, 20062 structures destroyed
SawmillMono7,434 30.1September 14, 2006September 15, 20062 structures destroyed
OrchardRiverside1,580 6.4September 16, 2006September 16, 2006
RanchRiverside1,670 6.8September 17, 2006September 17, 2006
PinnaclesSan Bernardino2,370 9.6September 19, 2006September 21, 2006
BassettsSierra2,114 8.6September 19, 2006September 26, 2006
NobleMendocino1,014 4.1September 24, 2006September 30, 2006
PhelpsFresno1,600 6.5October 25, 2006October 25, 2006
EsperanzaRiverside40,200 162.7October 26, 2006October 31, 200654 structures destroyed,
5 firefighters and 1 civilian killed
ShekellVentura13,600 55.0December 3, 2006December 5, 20067 structures destroyed
WestsideKern4,025 16.3December 7, 2006December 9, 2006

References

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  1. 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2006" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Large Fires 2006" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "CAL FIRE 2006 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CalFire. October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 25, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
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