2010 California wildfires

2010 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires6,554
Total area109,529 acres (443.25 km2)
Impacts
DeathsNone reported[2]
InjuriesNone reported[2]
CostOver $56.2 million (2010 USD)[3]
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During 2010, a total of 6,554 wildfires burned 109,529 acres (443.25 km2) of land in the US state of California .[1][3]

Background

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.[4][5]

List of wildfires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2010 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start date Contained Date[a] Notes
CottonSan Luis Obispo2,0448.3May 15, 2010May 17, 2010
McKinleyRiverside1,0004.0May 20, 2010May 22, 2010
RobinsonMerced1,6006.5June 11, 2010June 12, 2010
AlisoSan Diego3,22513.1July 13, 2010July 13, 2010
Sand 2Kern1,2545.1July 16, 2010July 22, 2010
IndianKern1,8227.4July 18, 2010July 24, 2010
MonoMono1,2054.9July 26, 2010July 29, 2010
BullKern16,44266.5July 26, 2010August 10, 201014 structures destroyed
McDonaldLassen9,40838.1July 27, 2010August 10, 2010
WestKern1,6506.7July 27, 2010August 6, 201050 structures destroyed
CrownLos Angeles13,91856.3July 29, 2010August 3, 201010 structures destroyed
BarPlumas1,0404.2July 31, 2010August 10, 2010
PozoSan Luis Obispo1,2004.9August 21, 2010August 22, 2010
PostKern1,3125.3August 25, 2010August 28, 2010
BullardYuba1,3075.3August 27, 2010August 31, 2010
BullardsNevada1,5006.1August 27, 2010September 13, 2010
CanyonKern9,82039.7September 12, 2010September 19, 20101 structure destroyed

Notes

  1. ↑ Containment 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.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2010" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Large Fires 2010" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "2010 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Weather: Fire Season Climatology (Northern California)". National Wildfire Coordinating Group. April 25, 2024. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Toohey, Grace (June 22, 2024). "California wildfires have already burned 90,000 acres, and summer is just beginning". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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