2010 California wildfires

The 2010 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2010.[2] During the year, a total of 6,554 wildfires burned 109,529 acres (443.25 km2) of land.[1]

2010 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires6,554
Total area109,529 acres (443.25 km2)
CostOver $56.2 million (2010 USD)[2]
DeathsNone reported[3]
Non-fatal injuriesNone reported[3]
Season
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Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2010 fire season.[3] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
CottonSan Luis Obispo2,044 8.3May 15, 2010May 17, 2010
McKinleyRiverside1,000 4.0May 20, 2010May 22, 2010
RobinsonMerced1,600 6.5June 11, 2010June 12, 2010
AlisoSan Diego3,225 13.1July 13, 2010July 13, 2010
Sand 2Kern1,254 5.1July 16, 2010July 22, 2010
IndianKern1,822 7.4July 18, 2010July 24, 2010
MonoMono1,205 4.9July 26, 2010July 29, 2010
BullKern16,442 66.5July 26, 2010August 10, 201014 Structures destroyed
McDonaldLassen9,408 38.1July 27, 2010August 10, 2010
WestKern1,650 6.7July 27, 2010August 6, 201050 structures destroyed
CrownLos Angeles13,918 56.3July 29, 2010August 3, 201010 structures destroyed
BarPlumas1,040 4.2July 31, 2010August 10, 2010
PozoSan Luis Obispo1,200 4.9August 21, 2010August 22, 2010
PostKern1,312 5.3August 25, 2010August 28, 2010
BullardYuba1,307 5.3August 27, 2010August 31, 2010
BullardsNevada1,500 6.1August 27, 2010September 13, 2010
CanyonKern9,820 39.7September 12, 2010September 19, 20101 structure destroyed

References
  1. "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2010" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  2. "2010 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. "Large Fires 2010" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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