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2013 California wildfires
Statistics[1][2]
Total fires9,907
Total area601,635 acres (2,434.73 km2)
Impacts
Deaths1
Non-fatal injuriesAt least 125
Structures destroyed495 [3]
Damage>$218.15 million (2013 USD)
Map
A map of wildfires in California in 2013, using Cal Fire data
A map of wildfires in California in 2013, using Cal Fire data
Season
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9,907 wildfires burned at least 601,625 acres (2,434.69 km2) of land in the state of California during 2013.[1][2] The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1. They also caused over $218.15 million (2013 USD) in damage.[2] These included several large, notable wildfires, including the Rim Fire, which became California's 3rd largest wildfire.

Fires

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Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2013 fire season.[4] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
Panther Tehama 6,896 27.9 May 1, 2013 May 9, 2013
Summit Riverside 3,161 12.8 May 1, 2013 May 4, 2013 1 structure destroyed
Springs Ventura 24,251 98.1 May 2, 2013 May 9, 2013
Grand Kern 4,346 17.6 May 15, 2013 May 22, 2013
San Felipe San Diego 2,650 10.7 May 23, 2013 May 29, 2013
General San Diego 2,500 10.1 May 26, 2013 May 31, 2013
White Santa Barbara 1,984 8.0 May 27, 2013 June 5, 2013
Powerhouse Los Angeles 30,274 122.5 May 30, 2013 June 10, 2013 58 structures destroyed
Hathaway Riverside 3,870 15.7 June 9, 2013 October 15, 2013
Carstens Mariposa 1,708 6.9 June 16, 2013 June 26, 2013
Chariot San Diego 7,055 28.6 July 6, 2013 July 15, 2013 149 structures destroyed
Mountain Riverside 27,531 111.4 July 15, 2013 July 31, 2013
Aspen Fresno 22,992 93.0 July 22, 2013 September 8, 2013
Forks Complex Siskiyou 37,246 150.7 July 31, 2013 October 1, 2013
Salmon River Complex Siskiyou 14,754 59.7 July 31, 2013 August 31, 2013
Falls Riverside 1,383 5.6 August 5, 2013 August 9, 2013
Power Tuolumne 1,070 4.3 August 5, 2013 August 13, 2013
Silver Riverside 20,292 82.1 August 7, 2013 August 12, 2013
Corral Complex Humboldt 12,503 50.6 August 10, 2013 2 October 2013
American Placer 22,407 90.7 August 11, 2013 August 29, 2013
Swedes Butte 2,264 9.2 August 16, 2013 August 22, 2013
Rim Tuolumne 257,314 1,041.3 August 17, 2013 October 27, 2013 112 structures destroyed
Mission Monterey 4,500 18.2 August 22, 2013 August 25, 2013
Deer Tehama 11,429 46.3 August 23, 2013 August 29, 2013
Fish Tulare 2,060 8.3 August 23, 2013 September 5, 2013
Morgan Contra Costa 3,100 12.5 September 8, 2013 September 14, 2013 Ignited at Mount Diablo.
Clover Shasta 8,073 32.7 September 9, 2013 September 15, 2013 196 structures destroyed, 1 fatality
DeLuz San Diego 2,236 9.0 October 5, 2013 October 9, 2013
McCabe Sonoma 3,505 14.2 November 22, 2013 November 28, 2013

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Ken Pimlott; John Laird; Edmond G. Brown Jr. (September 3, 2014). "2013 Wildfire Statistics" (PDF). CalFire. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "2013 Incident Archive". CALFIRE. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "Large Fires 2013" (PDF). CAL FIRE. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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