2004 California wildfires

none May 2025 February 2025 2004 California wildfires North wildfire, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, summer 2004 (759821b3-013c-4f3c-918b-70427bd88d95).jpg Manzanita burns in a small 2004 wildfire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks http://www.fire.ca.gov/downloads/redbooks/2004_BW.pdf 2004 Wildfire Activity Stats NIFC February 14, 2005 August 1, 2018 December 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221123915/http://www.fire.ca.gov/downloads/redbooks/2004_BW.pdf dead 7,898 311,024 acre km2 >$296.9 million (2004 USD)http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2004Summary.pdf CDF 2004 Fire Season Summary CalFire August 2005 December 11, 2017 December 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161226214718/http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2004summary.pdf dead 2 firefighters yes 2004 California wildfires Refer to caption January 1 – December 31, 2004 7,898 wildfires burned 311,024 acre km2 off in the US state of California in 2004. 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 2004 fire season.Large Fires 2004 http://www.fire.ca.gov/fire_protection/downloads/LARGEFIRE2004final.pdf CAL FIRE 28 August 2015 25 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181125181214/http://www.fire.ca.gov/fire_protection/downloads/LARGEFIRE2004final.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 NotesPleasure FireRiverside2,464 acres km2 1 tablecenApril 25, 2004April 26, 2004IndiaSan Diego2,040 acres km2 1 tablecenMay 2, 2004May 3, 2004EagleRiverside8,831 acres km2 1 tablecenMay 2, 2004May 7, 200441 structures destroyedCerritoRiverside16,460 acres km2 1 tablecenMay 3, 2004May 7, 200426 structures destroyedCachumaSanta Barbara1,127 acres km2 1 tablecenMay 3, 2004May 7, 20041 structure destroyedCottonwoodRiverside1,845 acres km2 1 tablecenMay 12, 2004May 15, 2004GaviotaSanta Barbara7,440 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 5, 2004June 11, 20044 structures destroyedMeadowMariposa5,060 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 27, 2004July 1, 2004BluffShasta3,304 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 28, 2004September 13, 2004 Burned in Lassen Volcanic National Parkhttps://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=C6957BCA-155D-4519-3E137CC24F20E08A 2004 Bluff Fire Photo Gallery US National Park Service September 2004 December 20, 2017VerbeniaRiverside3,833 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 11, 2004July 16, 2004GatosFresno1,307 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 11, 2004July 13, 2004PineLos Angeles17,418 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 12, 2004July 21, 200415 structures destroyed, 1 firefighter fatalityMataguarySan Diego8,649 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 13, 2004July 15, 20043 structures destroyedState MeltonRiverside3,667 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 17, 2004July 20, 200420 structures destroyedFoothillLos Angeles6,002 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 17, 2004July 21, 2004PelicanStanislaus1,500 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 19, 2004July 24, 2004Crown ComplexLos Angeles18,026 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 20, 2004July 23, 20047 structures destroyedStraylorLassen3,422 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 22, 2004July 29, 2004IrongateSiskiyou2,400 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 24, 2004July 26, 2004SimsTrinity4,030 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 28, 2004August 3, 20044 structures destroyedEastLos Angeles1,330 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 7, 2004August 9, 2004CopperCalaveras3,443 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 8, 2004August 9, 2004KincaidSanta Clara1,246 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 8, 2004August 10, 2004EarlyTuolumne1,670 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 9, 2004August 11, 2004OregonButte2,030 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 11, 2004August 15, 20044 structures destroyedBearShasta10,848 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 11, 2004August 16, 200486 structures destroyedDeepTulare3,148 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 12, 2004August 16, 2004FrenchShasta13,005 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 14, 2004August 20, 200430 structures destroyedGeysersLake12,525 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 3, 2004September 8, 200421 structures destroyedPattisonCalaveras2,476 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 3, 2004September 5, 2004125 structures destroyedCementNapa1,100 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 4, 2004September 4, 2004RunawaySan Bernardino1,007 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 7, 2004September 9, 2004Old HighwayMariposa1,347 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 12, 2004September 15, 2004PowerAmador16,800 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 6, 2004October 21, 2004RumseyYolo39,138 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 10, 2004October 16, 20046 structures destroyedFredsEl Dorado7,700 acres km2 1 tablecenOctober 13, 2004October 17, 2004 Notes References Wildfires 2004 California, 2004 2004