2011 California wildfires

none May 2025 February 2025 2011 California wildfires LionFireMODIS.jpg MODIS satellite image of the Lion Fire from space, on July 29, 2011 National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2011 http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2011_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf National Interagency Fire Center 26 August 2015 13 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180913121251/https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2011_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf dead 7,989 >$138.2 million (2011 USD)http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2011Summary_web.pdf CAL FIRE 2011 Wildland Fire Summary CalFire April 2012 December 11, 2017 December 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171208203321/http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2011Summary_web.pdf dead 168,545 acre km2 None reported None reported yes 2011 California wildfires There were 7,989 fires that burned 168,545 acre km2 of land in the US state of California during 2011. 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 2011 fire season.Large Fires 2011 http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_214.pdf CAL FIRE 21 August 2015 24 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160824154833/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_214.pdf dead The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited. 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 NotesCoveKern1,122 acres km2 1 tablecenMay 27, 2011May 31, 2011 CougarModoc2,000 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 8, 2011June 13, 2011AntelopeKern5,200 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 19, 2011June 21, 20112 structures destroyedQuinnKern3,154 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 21, 2011June 22, 2011StageTulare1,213 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 27, 2011July 2, 2011LionTulare20,500 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 8, 2011October 10, 2011Scorpion ComplexModoc2,945 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 15, 2011July 18, 2011EagleSan Diego14,100 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 21, 2011July 29, 2011AnnieModoc2,076 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 18, 2011August 21, 2011MotorMariposa5,231 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 25, 2011September 4, 2011WellsSan Bernardino1,723 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 28, 2011August 31, 2011HillSan Bernardino1,135 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 2, 2011September 2, 2011 3 structures destroyedSodaSan Luis Obispo1,528 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 3, 2011September 4, 20111 structures destroyedCanyonKern14,585 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 4, 2011September 11, 2011100 structures destroyedMiltonSan Joaquin1,122 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 9, 2011September 11, 2011Keene ComplexKern2,577 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 10, 2011September 14, 2011Comanche ComplexKern29,338 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 10, 2011September 14, 2011 Originated as 4 separate fires.Comanche Fire Complex http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=586 CAL FIRE 31 August 2015 24 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224212513/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=586 deadBreckenridge ComplexKern25,213 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 10, 2011September 17, 2011JohnInyo5,300 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 13, 2011September 16, 2011TamarackMariposa1,011 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 13, 2011October 17, 201165 FireKern2,005 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 23, 2011September 23, 2011RuthTrinity1,460 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 23, 2011September 28, 201131 structures destroyedBuckeyeMono1,140 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 25, 2011September 27, 2011GreatSan Diego2,135 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 1, 2011October 7, 2011 Notes References California, 2011 Category:Wildfires in California by year