2001 California wildfires

none February 2023 February 2023 2001 California wildfires Astronaut picture of 2001 California wildfires STS105-E-5421.jpg 250 200 Trough Fire 35 25 Trough Fire Leonard Fire 115 125 Leonard Fire Creek Fire 135 140 Creek Fire Hoover Complex Fire 145 165 Hoover Complex Fire no no 2 Several fires burn on either side of California's Central Valley in a photograph taken from the Space Shuttle on August 20, 2001 9,317 377,340 acres ha br out 2+ yes 2001 California wildfires 389+ US$196 million ($109m in suppression costs and $87.3m in damages, per Cal Fire estimates) According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 9,317 wildfires burned a total of 377,340 acres ha off b in the US state of California in 2001.August 24, 2020 California Wildfires and Acres for all Jurisdictions https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/11397/fires-acres-all-agencies-thru-2018.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20221228012125/https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/11397/fires-acres-all-agencies-thru-2018.pdf December 28, 2022 January 9, 2023 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The largest wildfire of the year in California was the Observation Fire in Lassen County, which burned 67,700 acres, and the most destructive was the Poe Fire in Butte County, which burned 133 structures. Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to US$109 million. Damages for the same amounted to $87.3 million, with a total of 389 structures lost.March 2002 CDF 2001 Fire Season Summary http://fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/HistoricalStatistics/PDF/2001summary.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030613130007/http://fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/HistoricalStatistics/PDF/2001summary.pdf June 13, 2003 January 9, 2023 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection At least two fatalities occurred, both of them on the Bell Fire in San Diego County. 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 Narrative An unusually warm, dry, and windy May prompted Cal Fire to declare May 22 the beginning of fire season throughout the state, the point in the year at which the agency hires seasonal staff to be at the ready round-the-clock in California forest districts.May 23, 2001 Fire season declared The Record https://www.recordnet.com/story/news/2001/05/23/fire-season-declared/50788273007/ January 9, 2023 The pattern continued through June, with fires active weeks in advance of the 'usual' beginning of fire season.Gold Scott Bailey Eric June 19, 2001 Firefighters Battle Blazes as Wildfire Season Comes Early Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-19-me-12251-story.html January 9, 2023 The National Interagency Fire Center declared that the country had reached National Preparedness Level 5 (the point at which incidents across the country had the "potential to exhaust all agency fire resources") on August 15, 2001, with the bulk of the fires in California Oregon, and Nevada.Cain Brad August 16, 2001 Officials: Conflagration roars to crisis level The Desert Sun Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116143199/officials-conflagration-roars-to-crisis/ January 9, 2023 Newspapers.com Cal Fire firefighting aircraft were temporarily grounded on September 11 by the ground stop order issued nationwide by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the deadly September 11 attacks in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) eventually instructed firefighting agencies to apply for exemptions as needed, and the restriction (which began at about 10:00 a.m.) was lifted after about three hours, when the FAA granted Cal Fire's request for exemption. The restriction affected aircraft on the Poe Fire in Butte County, among others.September 12, 2001 Aircraft groundings hamstring Butte County firefighting effort Oakland Tribune Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116745841/aircraft-groundings-hamstring-butte-coun/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.comHecht Peter September 12, 2001 State gets clearance to resume firefighter flights The Sacramento Bee https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116746579/state-gets-clearance-to-resume-firefight/ January 18, 2023 Newspapers.com All Cal Fire units were declared "off season" by December 3. List of wildfires The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres ha off b, produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2001 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information.February 5, 2002 2001 Large Fires, 300 Acres And Greater http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/HistoricalStatistics/PDF/LF2001LISA.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040804050616/http://www.fire.ca.gov/FireEmergencyResponse/HistoricalStatistics/PDF/LF2001LISA.pdf August 4, 2004 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection NameCountyAcresStart dateContainment 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/ 2025-07-25NotesRefViejasSan Diego10,3532001 01 032001 01 08Caused by smoking; destroyed 16 structures, damaged 13January 6, 2001 Viejas Wildfire https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1073/viejas-wildfire live https://web.archive.org/web/20230104050826/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1073/viejas-wildfire January 4, 2023 January 9, 2023 NASA Earth Observatory Jones Siskiyou 1,440 2001 May 9 2001 May 14 Caused by debrisDevil Lassen 4,400 2001 May 27 2001 June 01Caused by equipment use165 Merced 1,500 2001 June 13 2001 June 13Cause undeterminedJackson Amador 2,240 2001 June 13 2001 June 13 Caused by welding; destroyed 15 structures, damaged 1SNF-562 Merced 1,200 2001 June 13 2001 June 13Hemlock San Bernardino 1,074 2001 June 14 2001 June 20Caused by an escaped burnPacheco Merced 1,550 2001 June 16 2001 June 17Caused by a vehicleMartis Nevada 14,500 2001 June 17 2001 July 01Caused by a campfireWatkins Riverside 1,407 2001 June 23 2001 June 24Caused by arsonMcLaughlin Inyo 2,900 2001 July 02 2001 July 05Caused by lightningHoover Complex Mariposa 8,007 2001 July 13 Caused by lightning; was allowed to burn in Yosemite National Park for ecological reasonsAugust 31, 2001 Star & Oregon Fires https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1721/star-oregon-fires live https://web.archive.org/web/20220526194353/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1721/star-oregon-fires May 26, 2022 January 9, 2023 NASA Earth Observatory Reche Riverside 1,798 2001 July 22 2001 July 23Caused by a vehicleStream Lassen 3,560 2001 July 26 2001 July 26Caused by lightningTrough Lake, Glenn, Colusa 24,970 2001 August 08 2001 August 20 Cause undetermined; destroyed 30 structuresCowhead Modoc 1,670 2001 August 08 2001 August 09Caused by lightningModoc Complex Modoc 5,367 2001 August 08 2001 August 08Caused by lightningShaffer Lassen 1,100 2001 August 08 2001 August 08Caused by lightningObservation Lassen 67,700 2001 August 09 2001 August 12Caused by lightningBlue Complex Modoc 37,950 2001 August 09 2001 August 10Caused by lightning(Emigrant) Gap Nevada, Placer 2,462 2001 August 12 2001 August 17Caused by human activitySeptember 7, 2001 A Panoramic View of the Emigrant Gap Fire, California https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1740/a-panoramic-view-of-the-emigrant-gap-fire-california live https://web.archive.org/web/20221229202322/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1740/a-panoramic-view-of-the-emigrant-gap-fire-california December 29, 2022 January 9, 2023 NASA Earth Observatory Crater Mono 5,800 2001 August 12 2001 August 15Caused by lightningBuzz Modoc 2,206 2001 August 12 2001 August 12Caused by lightningPonderosa Placer 2,780 2001 August 17 2001 August 23Caused by a vehicleCreek Mariposa, Tuolumne 11,095 2001 August 18 2001 August 24Caused by arson; destroyed 43 structuresLeonard Calaveras 5,167 2001 August 19 2001 August 25Caused by equipment use; destroyed 22 structuresHighway Fresno 4,152 2001 August 19 2001 August 29Caused by arson; destroyed 8 structuresNorth Fork Madera 2,930 2001 August 20 Star El Dorado 16,761 2001 August 25 2001 September 22Oregon Trinity 1,680 2001 August 28 2001 August 31Cause undetermined; destroyed 33 structures and caused evacuations in the town of WeavervilleHyampon Trinity 1,065 2001 August 31 2001 September 05Cause undeterminedDarby Calaveras 14,280 2001 September 05 2001 September 24Cause undeterminedPoe Butte 8,333 2001 September 06 2001 September 12Caused by tree into PG&E power lines, destroyed 133 structures in the Yankee Hill areaOlson Ryan Vau Terry February 22, 2006 Settlement reached in aftermath of Poe fire Chico Enterprise-Record https://www.chicoer.com/2006/02/22/settlement-reached-in-aftermath-of-poe-fire/ January 9, 2023Happy Camp Complex Siskiyou 8,500 2001 September 14 2001 October 10Caused by lightningStables Los Angeles 6,544 2001 October 12 2001 October 15Highway 70 Butte 1,711 2001 October 24 2001 October 26Caused by arsonBell San Diego 1,204 2001 December 08 2001 December 11Cause undetermined; 2 fatalities See also California List of California wildfires Notes References External links California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), Statistics and Events California, 2001 Category:Wildfires in California by year Category:2001 wildfires in the United States