2005 California wildfires

none May 2025 February 2025 2005 California wildfires California wildfire September 29 2005.jpg NASA satellite image of the Topanga Fire on September 29, 2005 National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2005 http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2005_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf National Interagency Fire Center 19 September 2015 27 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190627145435/https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2005_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf dead 7,162 >$166.4 million (2005 USD)http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2005Summary.pdf CAL FIRE 2005 Wildland Fire Summary CalFire March 2006 December 11, 2017 December 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161226181705/http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2005Summary.pdf dead 222,538 acre km2 1 civilian yes 2005 California wildfires 7,162 wildfires burned 222,538 acre km2 of land in the US state of California in 2005. Background List of California wildfires The timing of "fire season" in California is variable, depending on the amount of prior winter and spring precipitation, the frequency and severity of weather such as heat waves and wind events, and moisture content in vegetation. Northern California typically sees wildfire activity between late spring and early fall, peaking in the summer with hotter and drier conditions. Occasional cold frontal passages can bring wind and lightning. The timing of fire season in Southern California is similar, peaking between late spring and fall. The severity and duration of peak activity in either part of the state is modulated in part by weather events: downslope/offshore wind events can lead to critical fire weather, while onshore flow and Pacific weather systems can bring conditions that hamper wildfire growth.Weather: Fire Season Climatology (Northern California) https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/pms437/weather/fire-season-climatology#TOC-Northern-California June 25, 2024 National Wildfire Coordinating Group April 25, 2024 May 13, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210513095421/https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/pms437/weather/fire-season-climatology#TOC-Northern-California liveToohey Grace June 22, 2024 California wildfires have already burned 90,000 acres, and summer is just beginning https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-06-22/spring-wildfire-sees-a-boom-concerning-for-rest-of-year June 25, 2024 Los Angeles Times June 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240625010426/https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-06-22/spring-wildfire-sees-a-boom-concerning-for-rest-of-year live List of wildfires Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1000 acre km2 during the 2005 fire season.Large Fires 2005 http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_113.pdf CAL FIRE 19 September 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193148/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_113.pdf dead The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires. Name County Acres Km2 Start date Contained DateContainment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out.KCAL-TV Los Angeles What containment and other wildfire related terms mean September 12, 2024 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/what-does-containment-mean-wildfire-evacuation-warning-order-red-flag/ 2025-07-25 NotesDos AmigosMerced1232 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 3, 2005June 3, 2005FiveFresno5514 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 4, 2005June 5, 2005SperryStanislaus1330 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 4, 2005June 4, 2005PioneerSan Bernardino1876 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 18, 2005June 19, 2005 ParadiseSan Bernardino3082 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 22, 2005June 25, 2005SobobaRiverside2000 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 22, 2005June 24, 2005 HackberrySan Bernardino71000 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 22, 2005June 27, 2005 BaileyMadera1056 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 2, 2005July 2, 2005ToveyLos Angeles1200 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 5, 2005July 6, 2005MillwoodTulare2600 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 7, 2005July 7, 2005NineTulare1150 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 9, 2005July 9, 2005TeslaAlameda6744 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 19, 2005July 20, 2005China LakeKern1282 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 19, 2005July 19, 2005KingstonSan Bernardino3500 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 22, 2005July 23, 2005CowpieMerced3200 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 1, 2005August 1, 2005HalloranSan Bernardino1500 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 3, 2005August 3, 2005 1 civilian killedDeerLake1700 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 9, 2005August 9, 2005ThirtySixTehama2700 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 10, 2005August 11, 2005BarrelModoc24800 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 22, 2005August 22, 2005HardingSierra2270 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 24, 2005August 24, 2005MantonTehama1830 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 26, 2005August 29, 2005BlaisdellRiverside5493 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 26, 2005August 30, 2005GormanKern2386 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 3, 2005September 5, 2005PineTulare1600 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 19, 2005September 19, 2005TopangaLos Angeles24175 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 28, 2005October 7, 2005San TimoteoRiverside1100 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 28, 2005September 28, 2005HarvardLos Angeles1094 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 29, 2005October 4, 2005RiverMadera6000 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 5, 2005October 5, 2005Border 50San Diego4103 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 5, 2005October 8, 2005WoodhouseRiverside6500 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 5, 2005October 7, 2005SchoolVentura3891 acres km2 1 tablecenNovember 18, 2005November 19, 2005 Labor Day brush fire On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of Rancho Peñasquitos and Black Mountain Open Space Park. The wildfire quickly grew to 200 acres km2 2, and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters.http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/metro/20050905-1849-penafire.html Brush fire burns 200 acres in Penasquitos, forces evacuation Leslie Wolf Branscomb San Diego Union Tribune 5 September 2005 13 November 2017 13 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171113113639/http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/metro/20050905-1849-penafire.html dead The fire was fully extinguished by September 7. Despite its small size, the brush fire was the worst wildfire to affect San Diego City in two years, since the Cedar Fire of 2003.https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/news/rancho-penasquitos-homes-evacuated-as-firefighters-battle-blaze/ Rancho Penasquitos Homes Evacuated as Firefighters Battle Blaze Will Carless Voice of San Diego 6 September 2005 13 November 2017 The wildfire resulted in 6 injuries, but did not result in structural damages. The brush fire determined to have been started by a teenage boy, who was subsequently arrested.https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2005/09/07/59241.htm San Diego Teen Arrested in Connection with Labor Day Brush Fire; 200 Homes Were Evacuated Claims Journal 7 September 2005 13 November 2017 Notes References Wildfires 2005 California, 2005 2005