2003 California wildfires

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2003 California wildfires
File:October 2003 wildfires.jpg
Satellite view of the October 2003 wildfires in Southern California, depicting the smoke blowing out over the Pacific Ocean.
Statistics
Total fires 9,116
Total area 974,169 acres (3,942.32 km2)
Fatalities 23

The 2003 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2003. In total, there were 9,116 fires[1] that burned 974,169 acres (3,942.32 km2) of land.

Fires

Below is a list of fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2003 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIREs list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
Local Riverside 12,000 48.6 23 February 2003 23 February 2003
Delima Tulare 3,000 12.1 3 May 2003 3 May 2003
Bird San Joaquin 6,804 27.5 1 June 2003 1 June 2003
Tejon Kern 1,155 4.7 29 June 2003 29 June 2003 2 structures destroyed
Coyote San Diego 18,705 75.7 16 July 2003 26 July 2003 2 structures destroyed
Kibbie Complex Tuolumne 9,815 39.7 20 July 2003 2 October 2003
Parkhill San Luis Obispo 1,200 4.9 20 July 2003 22 July 2003 18 structures destroyed
Locust Riverside 1,898 7.7 18 August 2003 20 August 2003 1 structure destroyed
Canoe Humboldt 24,882 100.7 3 September 2003 15 October 2003 2 structures damaged
Pass Riverside 2,397 9.7 21 October 2003 23 October 2003 3 structures destroyed
Grand Prix San Bernardino 66,894 270.7 21 October 2003 5 November 2003 136 structures destroyed
Piru Ventura 63,991 259.0 23 October 2003 14 November 2003 8 structures destroyed
Verdale Los Angeles 8,650 35.0 24 October 2003 24 October 2003 1 structure destroyed
Simi Ventura 108,204 437.9 25 October 2003 3 November 2003 300 structures destroyed, 21 injuries
Cedar San Diego 280,278 1,134.2 25 October 2003 4 November 2003 4,847 structures destroyed, 15 fatalities
Old San Bernardino 91,281 369.4 25 October 2003 14 November 2003 1,003 structures destroyed, 6 fatalities
Mine San Diego 46,000 186.2 26 October 2003 28 October 2003
Mountain Riverside 10,000 40.5 26 October 2003 29 October 2003 61 structures destroyed
Paradise San Diego 56,700 229.5 26 October 2003 6 November 2003 223 structures destroyed, 2 fatalities
Whitmore Shasta 1,200 4.9 27 October 2003 30 October 2003

References

  1. ↑ http://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2003_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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