2015 California wildfires

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Approximately 3,159 structures were damaged or destroyed by wildfires, and at least 7 fatalities were recorded. On September 11, after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32,000 acres km2 0Helsel Phil California Town of 2,700 Warned Ahead of Explosive Wildfire http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/california-wildfire-grows-more-50-000-acres-amid-heat-drought-n426121 September 13, 2015 NBC News September 11, 2015 to 65,000 acres km2 0, in the Amador and Calaveras counties, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency.Serna Joseph Rocha Veronica Brown declares state of emergency in 65,000-acre Gold Country fire https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-butte-fire-california-20150911-story.html September 12, 2015 Los Angeles Times September 11, 2015 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 Nationwide fire season The National Interagency Fire Center reported in mid-August that the 2015 fire season had been the most destructive since 2011. Nationwide, three times as much land, for a total of 6,058,694 acre km2 0, had been burned since the 2014 season.Pydynowski Kristina Heart of Already Busy California Wildfire Season is Yet to Come http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/heart-of-already-busy-californ/51524526 August 28, 2015 AccuWeather August 10, 2015 August 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150813220708/http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/heart-of-already-busy-californ/51524526 dead By the end of August, in terms of the land area burned, the 2015 nationwide wildfire season had surpassed any other wildfire season in the last 10 years, with 7,825,559 acres km2 0 burned.Year to date totals http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm National Interagency Fire Center August 31, 2015 September 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150903031820/http://www.nifc.gov/fireInfo/nfn.htm dead Fatalities The season also proved to be a deadly one for firefighters battling the many blazes throughout the state. A United States Forest Service member from South Dakota died on July 31 from carbon monoxide poisoning, while battling the Frog Fire in the Modoc National Forest.Locke Cathy Firefighter at Frog fire died of carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, autopsy shows https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article29989782.html August 28, 2015 Sacramento Bee August 4, 2015 A second firefighter was killed on August 8 by a falling tree, while battling the Sierra Fire south of Echo Summit.Rocha Veronica Firefighter, 21, Is 2nd Killed Battling Northern California Wildfires https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-2nd-firefighter-killed-battling-california-wildfires-20150809-story.html August 28, 2015 Los Angeles Times August 9, 2015 A 72-year-old disabled woman was killed in her home by the fast-moving Valley Fire.Kurtis Alexander Kale Williams Evan Sernoffsky Worry to horror: A caretaker's desperate attempt to get help for fire victim https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Valley-Fire-fatality-was-elderly-disabled-6504062.php SF Gate September 16, 2015 September 14, 2015 List of wildfires Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1000 acre during the 2015 California wildfire season, as well as the fires that caused significant damage.Large Fires 2015 http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/redbooks/2015_Redbook/2015_Redbook_300Acres-and-greater.pdf CAL FIRE 2016 11 December 2017 December 11, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171211213657/http://calfire.ca.gov/downloads/redbooks/2015_Redbook/2015_Redbook_300Acres-and-greater.pdf dead The information is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, and other sources where indicated. Name County Acres Km2 Start date Containment 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 Notes RefRound Inyo 7,000 acres km2 1 tablecenFebruary 6, 2015February 12, 2015 Round Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1073 CAL FIRE August 2, 2015 August 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811034903/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1073 deadHighway Riverside1,049 acres km2 1 tablecenApril 18, 2015April 24, 2015 Highway Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1077 CAL FIRE August 2, 2015 July 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723020555/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1077 deadLakeSan Bernardino31,359 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 17, 2015August 1, 2015 Lake Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4302/ InciWeb August 6, 2015 August 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150809075115/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4302 deadPark HillSan Luis Obispo1,791 acres km2 1 tablecenJune 20, 2015June 24, 2015 Park Hill Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1106 CAL FIRE August 2, 2015 June 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150624070835/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1106 deadNorthSan Bernardino4,250 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 17, 2015July 21, 2015 7 houses and 44 vehicles destroyedNorth Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1141 CAL FIRE August 6, 2015 July 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721012058/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1141 deadWragg Napa8,051 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 22, 2015August 6, 2015 Wragg Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1148 CAL FIRE August 2, 2015 July 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725173003/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1148 deadRockyLake, Colusa, Yolo69,438 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 29, 2015 August 14, 2015 96 structures destroyedRocky Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1161 CAL FIRE August 8, 2015 August 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150817034543/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1161 deadFork ComplexShasta36,503 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 30, 2015November 3, 2015 Fork Complex Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4428/ InciWeb November 30, 2015 December 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151204165220/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4428/ deadFire areas reopened on the Shasta-Trinity National ForestRiver ComplexTrinity77,081 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 30, 2015October 29, 2015 River Complex Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4431/ InciWeb November 14, 2015 October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151026135635/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4431 deadFrog Lassen4,863 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 30, 2015August 20, 2015 1 firefighter killedFrog Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4427/ InciWeb August 28, 2015 August 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150831160116/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4427 deadHumboldt LightningHumboldt4,883 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 30, 2015August 19, 2015 Humboldt Lightning Fires http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1170 CAL FIRE August 27, 2015 September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906122801/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1170 deadMad River ComplexHumboldt73,137 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 30, 2015September 13, 2015 includes Route Complex Fire Mad River Complex Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4436/ InciWeb September 16, 2015 August 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150828081612/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4436 deadRoughFresno151,623 acres km2 1 tablecenJuly 31, 2015November 5, 2015 Rough Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4456/ InciWeb September 16, 2015 September 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150916054508/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4456 deadDodgeLassen10,570 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 3, 2015August 17, 2015 Dodge Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4445/ InciWeb August 19, 2015 August 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150816165645/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4445 deadGasquetDel Norte30,361 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 3, 2015October 15, 2015 Fires: Feeder (100%), Coon (100%), Bear (100%) and Peak (100% containment) Gasquet Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4444/ InciWeb November 30, 2015 December 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151205031913/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4444/ deadJerusalemLake, Napa25,118 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 9, 2015August 25, 2015 Jerusalem Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1193 CAL FIRE August 13, 2015 August 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150817034545/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1193 deadCabinGlendora1,723 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 14, 2015November 20, 2015 5 structures destroyed Cabin Fire http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4505// InciWeb November 27, 2015 November 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151110190549/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4505 deadCuestaSan Luis Obispo2,446 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 16, 2015August 28, 2015 Cuesta Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1201 CAL FIRE August 31, 2015 September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905150911/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1201 deadTeslaAlameda2,700 acres km2 1 tablecenAugust 19, 2015August 22, 2015 Tesla Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1204website=CalFire CALFIRE 14 September 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190501/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1204website=CalFire deadButteAmador70,868 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 9, 2015 October 1, 2015 2 civilians fatalities475 residences & 343 outbuildings destroyed Butte Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1221 CAL FIRE September 19, 2015 September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925123701/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1221 deadValleyLake76,067 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 12, 2015October 15, 2015 4 civilian fatalities, 1,955 structures destroyed; 6th most destructive wildfire in modern California history (as of 2022)January 13, 2022 Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/t1rdhizr/top20_destruction.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20220320042224/https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/t1rdhizr/top20_destruction.pdf March 20, 2022 March 29, 2022 Cal FireValley Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1226 CAL FIRE October 15, 2015 October 23, 2018 October 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022083932/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1226 deadTassajaraMonterey1,086 acres km2 1 tablecenSeptember 19, 2015September 27, 2015 1 civilian fatalityTassajara Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1227 CAL FIRE 21 September 2015 September 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150921122409/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1227 deadSolimarVentura1,388 acres km2 1 tablecenDecember 25, 2015December 29, 2015 1 minor ankle injury680864261585813504 VCFD_PIO #SolimarFire Update 1250 Acres, Forward progress slowed significantly, 4 fixed wing tankers released, 1 minor injury (ankle), @VCFD December 26, 2015Solimar Fire http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1239 CAL FIRE 26 December 2015 December 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151230234927/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=1239 dead Gallery of maps See also List of California wildfires 2015 Oregon wildfires 2015 Washington wildfires Climate change in California 2014–15 North American winter Notes References 33em External links 2015 California Fire Map (a Google map created by CAL FIRE) California current incident information from CAL FIRE https://web.archive.org/web/20110220230721/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_current February 20, 2011 California wildfires on the US Forestry Incident Information System (InciWeb) Category:Wildfires in California by year California, 2015