2013 California wildfires

2013 California wildfires
Statistics[1][2]
Total fires9,907
Total area601,635 acres (2,434.73 km2)
Impacts
Deaths1
InjuriesAt least 125
Structures destroyed495 [3]
Cost>$218.15 million (2013 USD)
Map

A map of wildfires in California in 2013, using Cal Fire data
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9,907 wildfires burned at least 601,625 acres (2,434.69 km2) of land in the state of California during 2013.[1][2] The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1. They also caused over $218.15 million (2013 USD) in damage.[2] These included several large, notable wildfires, including the Rim Fire, which became California's 3rd largest wildfire.

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 (400 ha) during the 2013 fire season.[6] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start date Contained Date[a] Notes
PantherTehama6,89627.9May 1, 2013May 9, 2013
SummitRiverside3,16112.8May 1, 2013May 4, 20131 structure destroyed
SpringsVentura24,25198.1May 2, 2013May 9, 2013
GrandKern4,34617.6May 15, 2013May 22, 2013
San FelipeSan Diego2,65010.7May 23, 2013May 29, 2013
GeneralSan Diego2,50010.1May 26, 2013May 31, 2013
WhiteSanta Barbara1,9848.0May 27, 2013June 5, 2013
PowerhouseLos Angeles30,274122.5May 30, 2013June 10, 201358 structures destroyed
HathawayRiverside3,87015.7June 9, 2013October 15, 2013
CarstensMariposa1,7086.9June 16, 2013June 26, 2013
ChariotSan Diego7,05528.6July 6, 2013July 15, 2013149 structures destroyed
MountainRiverside27,531111.4July 15, 2013July 31, 2013
AspenFresno22,99293.0July 22, 2013September 8, 2013
Forks ComplexSiskiyou37,246150.7July 31, 2013October 1, 2013
Salmon River ComplexSiskiyou14,75459.7July 31, 2013August 31, 2013
FallsRiverside1,3835.6August 5, 2013August 9, 2013
PowerTuolumne1,0704.3August 5, 2013August 13, 2013
SilverRiverside20,29282.1August 7, 2013August 12, 2013
Corral ComplexHumboldt12,50350.6August 10, 20132 October 2013
AmericanPlacer22,40790.7August 11, 2013August 29, 2013
SwedesButte2,2649.2August 16, 2013August 22, 2013
RimTuolumne257,3141,041.3August 17, 2013October 27, 2013112 structures destroyed
MissionMonterey4,50018.2August 22, 2013August 25, 2013
DeerTehama11,42946.3August 23, 2013August 29, 2013
FishTulare2,0608.3August 23, 2013September 5, 2013
MorganContra Costa3,10012.5September 8, 2013September 14, 2013Ignited at Mount Diablo.
CloverShasta8,07332.7September 9, 2013September 15, 2013196 structures destroyed, 1 fatality
DeLuzSan Diego2,2369.0October 5, 2013October 9, 2013
McCabeSonoma3,50514.2November 22, 2013November 28, 2013

See also

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.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Ken Pimlott; John Laird; Edmond G. Brown Jr. (September 3, 2014). "2013 Wildfire Statistics" (PDF). CalFire. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2013 Incident Archive". CALFIRE. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  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. ↑ "Large Fires 2013" (PDF). CAL FIRE. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "What containment and other wildfire related terms mean". Los Angeles: KCAL-TV. September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
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