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2010 California Wildfires Location California Date 2010 The 2010 California wildfires are a series of seasonal wildfires active in the state of California, USA, during the year 2010.[1]
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Notable fires
Northern California
Southern California
Kern County
- Bull Fire: Burned 16,460 acres (66.6 km2) southeast of Tehachapi, California in July, destroyed eight homes and six outbuildings as of 31 July 2010.[2]
- West Fire: burned more than 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) north of Tehachapi in the Sequoia National Forest in July, destroyed 30 structures, mostly homes.[2]
Los Angeles County
- Crown Fire: 14,000 acres (57 km2) burned, 2000 homes evacuated as of 31 July 2010.[3]
See also
- 2009 California wildfires
- November 2008 California wildfires
- Summer 2008 California wildfires
- October 2007 California wildfires
- Old Fire (2003)
- Cedar Fire
References
- ^ Current Fire Information. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
- ^ a b CNN Wire Staff (July 31, 2010). CNN Wire Staff 3 wildfires burn more than 30,660 acres in Southern California. CNN
- ^ Simmons, Ann M. (July 30, 2010). Wildfires threaten power lines; DWP asks residents to conserve. Los Angeles Times
External links
- Current Fire Information. CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection)
- Current wildfire incidents from InciWeb, United States Forest Service
Notable California wildfires by size #1 - Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889: 300,000 acres (469 sq mi; 121,406 ha) est. · #2 - Cedar Fire: 273,246 acres (427 sq mi; 110,579 ha) · #3 - Zaca Fire: 240,207 acres (375 sq mi; 97,208 ha) · #4 - Matilija Fire: 220,000 acres (344 sq mi; 89,031 ha) · #5 - Witch Fire: 197,990 acres (309 sq mi; 80,124 ha) · #6 - Marble-Cone Fire: ~178,000 acres (720 km2) · #7 - Laguna Fire: 175,425 acres (274 sq mi; 70,992 ha) · #8 - Basin Complex fire: 162,818 acres (254 sq mi; 65,890 ha) · #9 - Day Fire: 162,700 acres (254 sq mi; 65,842 ha) · #10 - Station Fire: 160,557 acres (251 sq mi; 64,975 ha) · #11 - McNally Fire: 150,670 acres (235 sq mi; 60,974 ha) · #12 - Old Fire (2003): 91,281 acres (143 sq mi; 36,940 ha) · #13 - Harris Fire: 90,440 acres (141 sq mi; 36,600 ha) · #14 - Indians Fire: 76,554 acres (120 sq mi; 30,980 ha) · #15 - Moonlight Fire: 65,000 acres (102 sq mi; 26,305 ha) · #16 - Sawtooth Complex fire: 61,700 acres (96 sq mi; 24,969 ha) · #17 - Ranch Fire: 58,401 acres (91 sq mi; 23,634 ha)Categories:- 2010 natural disasters in the United States
- Wildfires in California
- 2010 wildfires
- 2010 in California
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