2005 California wildfires

The 2005 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2005. In total, 7,162 fires burned 222,538 acres (900.58 km2) of land.[1][2]

2005 California wildfires
NASA satellite image of the Topanga Fire on September 29, 2005
Statistics[1]
Total fires7,162
Total area222,538 acres (900.58 km2)[2]
Cost>$166.4 million (2005 USD)[3]
Deaths1 civilian[2]
Season
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Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2005 fire season.[2] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name County Acres Km2 Start Date Contained Date Notes
Dos AmigosMerced1,232 5.0June 3, 2005June 3, 2005
FiveFresno5,514 22.3June 4, 2005June 5, 2005
SperryStanislaus1,330 5.4June 4, 2005June 4, 2005
PioneerSan Bernardino1,876 7.6June 18, 2005June 19, 2005
ParadiseSan Bernardino3,082 12.5June 22, 2005June 25, 2005
SobobaRiverside2,000 8.1June 22, 2005June 24, 2005
HackberrySan Bernardino71,000 287.3June 22, 2005June 27, 2005
BaileyMadera1,056 4.3July 2, 2005July 2, 2005
ToveyLos Angeles1,200 4.9July 5, 2005July 6, 2005
MillwoodTulare2,600 10.5July 7, 2005July 7, 2005
NineTulare1,150 4.7July 9, 2005July 9, 2005
TeslaAlameda6,744 27.3July 19, 2005July 20, 2005
China LakeKern1,282 5.2July 19, 2005July 19, 2005
KingstonSan Bernardino3,500 14.2July 22, 2005July 23, 2005
CowpieMerced3,200 12.9August 1, 2005August 1, 2005
HalloranSan Bernardino1,500 6.1August 3, 2005August 3, 20051 civilian killed[2]
DeerLake1,700 6.9August 9, 2005August 9, 2005
ThirtySixTehama2,700 10.9August 10, 2005August 11, 2005
BarrelModoc24,800 100.4August 22, 2005August 22, 2005
HardingSierra2,270 9.2August 24, 2005August 24, 2005
MantonTehama1,830 7.4August 26, 2005August 29, 2005
BlaisdellRiverside5,493 22.2August 26, 2005August 30, 2005
GormanKern2,386 9.7September 3, 2005September 5, 2005
PineTulare1,600 6.5September 19, 2005September 19, 2005
TopangaSan Bernardino24,175 97.8September 28, 2005October 7, 2005
San TimoteoRiverside1,100 4.5September 28, 2005September 28, 2005
HarvardLos Angeles1,094 4.4September 29, 2005October 4, 2005
RiverMadera6,000 24.3October 5, 2005October 5, 2005
Border 50San Diego4,103 16.6October 5, 2005October 8, 2005
WoodhouseRiverside6,500 26.3October 5, 2005October 7, 2005
SchoolVentura3,891 15.7November 18, 2005November 19, 2005

Labor Day brush fire
Main article: 2005 Labor Day brush fire

On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of Rancho Peñasquitos and Black Mountain Open Space Park.[4] The wildfire quickly grew to 200 acres (0.81 km2), and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters.[4][5] The fire was fully extinguished by September 7.[6][5] Despite its small size, the brush fire was the worst wildfire to affect San Diego City in two years, since the Cedar Fire of 2003.[5] The wildfire resulted in 6 injuries, but did not result in structural damages.[6][5] The brush fire determined to have been started by a teenage boy, who was subsequently arrested.[6]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2005 wildfires in California.
  1. "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2005" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. "Large Fires 2005" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. "CAL FIRE 2005 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CalFire. March 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. Leslie Wolf Branscomb (5 September 2005). "Brush fire burns 200 acres in Penasquitos, forces evacuation". San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. Will Carless (6 September 2005). "Rancho Penasquitos Homes Evacuated as Firefighters Battle Blaze". Voice of San Diego. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. "San Diego Teen Arrested in Connection with Labor Day Brush Fire; 200 Homes Were Evacuated". Claims Journal. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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