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2015 California wildfires

December 15, 2023

The 2015 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of California. By the end of 2015 a total of 8,745 fires were recorded, burning 893,362 acres (3,615 km2) across the state.[1] Approximately 3,159 structures were damaged or destroyed by wildfires, and at least 7 fatalities were recorded.

2015 California wildfires
Smoke from the 2015 California wildfires as seen from space, on August 18, 2015
Statistics[1]
Total fires8,745
Total area893,362 acres (3,615 km2)
Cost≥4.771 billion (2015 USD)[2][3]
Deaths2 firefighters and 7 civilians killed
Non-fatal injuriesAt least 1
Season
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On September 11, after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32,000 acres (129 km2)[4] to 65,000 acres (263 km2), in the Amador and Calaveras counties, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency.[5]

Nationwide fire season edit

The National Interagency Fire Center reported in mid-August that the 2015 fire season had been the most destructive since 2011. Nationwide, a total of 6,058,694 acres (24,519 km2) had burned, which is roughly triple the total land area burned from the same time span in 2014.[6] By the end of August, in terms of the land area burned, the 2015 nationwide wildfire season had surpassed any other wildfire season in the last 10 years, with 7,825,559 acres (31,669 km2) burned.[7]

Fatalities edit

The season also proved to be a deadly one for firefighters battling the many blazes throughout the state. A United States Forest Service member from South Dakota died on July 31 from carbon monoxide poisoning, while battling the Frog Fire in the Modoc National Forest.[8] A second firefighter was killed on August 8 by a falling tree, while battling the Sierra Fire south of Echo Summit.[9] A 72-year-old disabled woman was killed in her home by the fast-moving Valley Fire.[10]

Fires edit

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2015 California wildfire season, as well as the fires that caused significant damage.[11] The information is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, and other sources where indicated.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Containment Date Notes Ref
Round Inyo 7,000 28.3 February 6, 2015 February 12, 2015 [12]
Highway Riverside 1,049 4.2 April 18, 2015 April 24, 2015 [13]
Lake San Bernardino 31,359 126.9 June 17, 2015 August 1, 2015 [14]
Park Hill San Luis Obispo 1,791 7.2 June 20, 2015 June 24, 2015 [15]
North San Bernardino 4,250 17.2 July 17, 2015 July 21, 2015 7 houses and 44 vehicles destroyed [16]
Wragg Napa 8,051 32.6 July 22, 2015 August 6, 2015 [17]
Rocky Lake 69,438 281.0 July 29, 2015 August 14, 2015 [18]
Fork Complex Shasta 36,503 147.7 July 30, 2015 November 3, 2015 [19][20]
River Complex Trinity 77,081 311.9 July 30, 2015 October 29, 2015 [21]
Frog Lassen 4,863 19.7 July 30, 2015 August 20, 2015 1 firefighter killed [22]
Humboldt Lightning Humboldt 4,883 19.8 July 30, 2015 August 19, 2015 [23]
Mad River Complex Humboldt 73,137 296.0 July 30, 2015 September 13, 2015 includes Route Complex Fire [24]
Rough Fresno 151,623 613.6 July 31, 2015 November 5, 2015 [25]
Dodge Lassen 10,570 42.8 August 3, 2015 August 17, 2015 [26]
Gasquet Del Norte 30,361 122.9 August 3, 2015 October 15, 2015 Fires: Feeder (100%), Coon (100%),
Bear (100%) and Peak (100% containment)		 [27]
Jerusalem Lake and Napa 25,118 101.6 August 9, 2015 August 25, 2015 [28]
Cabin Glendora 1,723 7.0 August 14, 2015 November 20, 2015 5 structures destroyed [29]
Cuesta San Luis Obispo 2,446 9.9 August 16, 2015 August 28, 2015 [30]
Tesla Alameda 2,700 10.9 August 19, 2015 August 22, 2015 [31]
Butte Amador 70,868 286.8 September 9, 2015 October 1, 2015 2 civilians fatalities
475 residences & 343 outbuildings destroyed		 [32]
Valley Lake 76,067 307.8 September 12, 2015 October 15, 2015 4 civilian fatalities, 1,955 structures destroyed; 6th most destructive wildfire in modern California history (as of 2022)[33] [34]
Tassajara Monterey 1,086 4.4 September 19, 2015 September 27, 2015 1 civilian fatality [35]
Solimar Ventura 1,388 5.6 December 25, 2015 December 29, 2015 1 minor ankle injury[36] [37]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Geiling, Natasha (September 23, 2016). "California fire becomes the most expensive in history". ThinkProgress. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Ken Pimlott (2016). (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Helsel, Phil (September 11, 2015). "California Town of 2,700 Warned Ahead of Explosive Wildfire". NBC News. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Serna, Joseph; Rocha, Veronica (September 11, 2015). "Brown declares state of emergency in 65,000-acre Gold Country fire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. ^ Pydynowski, Kristina (August 10, 2015). . AccuWeather. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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  8. ^ Locke, Cathy (August 4, 2015). "Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Rocha, Veronica (August 9, 2015). "Firefighter, 21, Is 2nd Killed Battling Northern California Wildfires". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  10. ^ Kurtis Alexander; Kale Williams; Evan Sernoffsky (September 14, 2015). "Worry to horror: A caretaker's desperate attempt to get help for fire victim". SF Gate. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
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  20. ^ Fire areas reopened on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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  33. ^ "Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires" (PDF). Cal Fire. January 13, 2022. (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  34. ^ . CAL FIRE. October 15, 2015. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  35. ^ . CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  36. ^ @VCFD_PIO (December 26, 2015). "#SolimarFire Update 1250 Acres, Forward progress slowed significantly, 4 fixed wing tankers released, 1 minor injury (ankle), @VCFD" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  37. ^ . CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 wildfires in California.
  • 2015 California Fire Map (a Google map created by CAL FIRE)
  • California current incident information from CAL FIRE February 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  • California wildfires on the US Forestry Incident Information System (InciWeb)

December 15, 2023
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The 2015 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of California By the end of 2015 a total of 8 745 fires were recorded burning 893 362 acres 3 615 km2 across the state 1 Approximately 3 159 structures were damaged or destroyed by wildfires and at least 7 fatalities were recorded 2015 California wildfiresSmoke from the 2015 California wildfires as seen from space on August 18 2015Statistics 1 Total fires8 745Total area893 362 acres 3 615 km2 Cost 4 771 billion 2015 USD 2 3 Deaths2 firefighters and 7 civilians killedNon fatal injuriesAt least 1Season 2014 2016 On September 11 after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32 000 acres 129 km2 4 to 65 000 acres 263 km2 in the Amador and Calaveras counties Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency 5 Contents 1 Nationwide fire season 2 Fatalities 3 Fires 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksNationwide fire season editThe National Interagency Fire Center reported in mid August that the 2015 fire season had been the most destructive since 2011 Nationwide a total of 6 058 694 acres 24 519 km2 had burned which is roughly triple the total land area burned from the same time span in 2014 6 By the end of August in terms of the land area burned the 2015 nationwide wildfire season had surpassed any other wildfire season in the last 10 years with 7 825 559 acres 31 669 km2 burned 7 Fatalities editThe season also proved to be a deadly one for firefighters battling the many blazes throughout the state A United States Forest Service member from South Dakota died on July 31 from carbon monoxide poisoning while battling the Frog Fire in the Modoc National Forest 8 A second firefighter was killed on August 8 by a falling tree while battling the Sierra Fire south of Echo Summit 9 A 72 year old disabled woman was killed in her home by the fast moving Valley Fire 10 Fires editBelow is a list of all fires that exceeded 1 000 acres 400 ha during the 2015 California wildfire season as well as the fires that caused significant damage 11 The information is taken from CAL FIRE s list of large fires and other sources where indicated Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Containment Date Notes RefRound Inyo 7 000 28 3 February 6 2015 February 12 2015 12 Highway Riverside 1 049 4 2 April 18 2015 April 24 2015 13 Lake San Bernardino 31 359 126 9 June 17 2015 August 1 2015 14 Park Hill San Luis Obispo 1 791 7 2 June 20 2015 June 24 2015 15 North San Bernardino 4 250 17 2 July 17 2015 July 21 2015 7 houses and 44 vehicles destroyed 16 Wragg Napa 8 051 32 6 July 22 2015 August 6 2015 17 Rocky Lake 69 438 281 0 July 29 2015 August 14 2015 18 Fork Complex Shasta 36 503 147 7 July 30 2015 November 3 2015 19 20 River Complex Trinity 77 081 311 9 July 30 2015 October 29 2015 21 Frog Lassen 4 863 19 7 July 30 2015 August 20 2015 1 firefighter killed 22 Humboldt Lightning Humboldt 4 883 19 8 July 30 2015 August 19 2015 23 Mad River Complex Humboldt 73 137 296 0 July 30 2015 September 13 2015 includes Route Complex Fire 24 Rough Fresno 151 623 613 6 July 31 2015 November 5 2015 25 Dodge Lassen 10 570 42 8 August 3 2015 August 17 2015 26 Gasquet Del Norte 30 361 122 9 August 3 2015 October 15 2015 Fires Feeder 100 Coon 100 Bear 100 and Peak 100 containment 27 Jerusalem Lake and Napa 25 118 101 6 August 9 2015 August 25 2015 28 Cabin Glendora 1 723 7 0 August 14 2015 November 20 2015 5 structures destroyed 29 Cuesta San Luis Obispo 2 446 9 9 August 16 2015 August 28 2015 30 Tesla Alameda 2 700 10 9 August 19 2015 August 22 2015 31 Butte Amador 70 868 286 8 September 9 2015 October 1 2015 2 civilians fatalities475 residences amp 343 outbuildings destroyed 32 Valley Lake 76 067 307 8 September 12 2015 October 15 2015 4 civilian fatalities 1 955 structures destroyed 6th most destructive wildfire in modern California history as of 2022 33 34 Tassajara Monterey 1 086 4 4 September 19 2015 September 27 2015 1 civilian fatality 35 Solimar Ventura 1 388 5 6 December 25 2015 December 29 2015 1 minor ankle injury 36 37 See also editList of California wildfires 2015 Oregon wildfires 2015 Washington wildfires Climate change in California 2014 15 North American winterReferences edit a b National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2015 PDF National Interagency Fire Center Archived from the original PDF on June 28 2018 Retrieved August 15 2016 Geiling Natasha September 23 2016 California fire becomes the most expensive in history ThinkProgress Retrieved November 15 2016 Ken Pimlott 2016 2015 Wildfire Activity Statistics PDF CAL FIRE Archived from the original PDF on December 20 2017 Retrieved September 11 2018 Helsel Phil September 11 2015 California Town of 2 700 Warned Ahead of Explosive Wildfire NBC News Retrieved September 13 2015 Serna Joseph Rocha Veronica September 11 2015 Brown declares state of emergency in 65 000 acre Gold Country fire Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 12 2015 Pydynowski Kristina August 10 2015 Heart of Already Busy California Wildfire Season is Yet to Come AccuWeather Archived from the original on August 13 2015 Retrieved August 28 2015 Year to date totals National Interagency Fire Center Archived from the original on September 3 2015 Retrieved August 31 2015 Locke Cathy August 4 2015 Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning smoke inhalation autopsy shows Sacramento Bee Retrieved August 28 2015 Rocha Veronica August 9 2015 Firefighter 21 Is 2nd Killed Battling Northern California Wildfires Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 28 2015 Kurtis Alexander Kale Williams Evan Sernoffsky September 14 2015 Worry to horror A caretaker s desperate attempt to get help for fire victim SF Gate Retrieved September 16 2015 Large Fires 2015 PDF CAL FIRE 2016 Archived from the original PDF on December 11 2017 Retrieved December 11 2017 Round Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on August 11 2015 Retrieved August 2 2015 Highway Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on July 23 2015 Retrieved August 2 2015 Lake Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on August 9 2015 Retrieved August 6 2015 Park Hill Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on June 24 2015 Retrieved August 2 2015 North Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on July 21 2015 Retrieved August 6 2015 Wragg Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on July 25 2015 Retrieved August 2 2015 Rocky Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on August 17 2015 Retrieved August 8 2015 Fork Complex Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on December 4 2015 Retrieved November 30 2015 Fire areas reopened on the Shasta Trinity National Forest River Complex Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on October 26 2015 Retrieved November 14 2015 Frog Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on August 31 2015 Retrieved August 28 2015 Humboldt Lightning Fires CAL FIRE Archived from the original on September 6 2015 Retrieved August 27 2015 Mad River Complex Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on August 28 2015 Retrieved September 16 2015 Rough Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on September 16 2015 Retrieved September 16 2015 Dodge Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on August 16 2015 Retrieved August 19 2015 Gasquet Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on December 5 2015 Retrieved November 30 2015 Jerusalem Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on August 17 2015 Retrieved August 13 2015 Cabin Fire InciWeb Archived from the original on November 10 2015 Retrieved November 27 2015 Cuesta Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on September 5 2015 Retrieved August 31 2015 Tesla Fire CALFIRE Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved September 14 2015 Butte Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on September 25 2015 Retrieved September 19 2015 Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires PDF Cal Fire January 13 2022 Archived PDF from the original on March 20 2022 Retrieved March 29 2022 Valley Fire CAL FIRE October 15 2015 Archived from the original on October 22 2015 Retrieved October 23 2018 Tassajara Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on September 21 2015 Retrieved September 21 2015 VCFD PIO December 26 2015 SolimarFire Update 1250 Acres Forward progress slowed significantly 4 fixed wing tankers released 1 minor injury ankle VCFD Tweet via Twitter Solimar Fire CAL FIRE Archived from the original on December 30 2015 Retrieved December 26 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2015 wildfires in California 2015 California Fire Map a Google map created by CAL FIRE California current incident information from CAL FIRE Archived February 20 2011 at the Wayback Machine California wildfires on the US Forestry Incident Information System InciWeb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 California wildfires amp oldid 1168995198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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