2006 California wildfires explained

2006 California wildfires
Reference:	^[1]
Total Fires:	8,202
Cost:	>$266.2 million (2006 USD)^[2]
Total Area:	736022acres
Fatalities:	7 firefighters, 2 civilians killed
Is Season:	yes
Year:	2006
Season Name:	California wildfires

The 2006 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2006. In total, there were 8,202 fires that burned 736022acres of land.

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1000acres during the 2006 fire season.^[3] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name	County	Acres	Km	Start Date	Contained Date	Notes
Sierra	Riverside	105841NaN1	February 6, 2006	February 6, 2006
Hotlum	Siskiyou	30191NaN1	February 25, 2006	February 27, 2006	4 structures destroyed
Torch	Fresno	19641NaN1	May 13, 2006	May 14, 2006
Stuhr	Stanislaus	14181NaN1	May 26, 2006	May 26, 2006
Alpaugh	Tulare	17001NaN1	May 27, 2006	May 27, 2006
Perkins	Santa Barbara	149881NaN1	June 19, 2006	June 26, 2006	7 structures destroyed
Boulder Complex	Plumas	35001NaN1	June 25, 2006	July 5, 2006	2 structures destroyed
Observation Complex	Lassen	43001NaN1	June 25, 2006	June 30, 2006
Goodale	Inyo	37501NaN1	June 26, 2006	June 29, 2006
Yolla Bolly	Tehama	12471NaN1	June 27, 2006	June 27, 2006
Del Puerto	Stanislaus	25901NaN1	June 30, 2006	July 3, 2006
Pedro	Tuolumne	20001NaN1	July 3, 2006	July 5, 2006
Pushwalla Complex	Riverside	20001NaN1	July 7, 2006	July 10, 2006
Happy Complex	Modoc	17801NaN1	July 9, 2006	July 9, 2006	2 firefighter fatalities
Canyon	Stanislaus	340001NaN1	July 9, 2006	July 17, 2006	11 structures destroyed
Sawtooth Complex	San Bernardino	620001NaN1	July 9, 2006	July 20, 2006	273 structures destroyed, 1 civilian fatality
Millard Fire Assist	Riverside	242101NaN1	July 9, 2006	July 9, 2006
Beck	San Luis Obispo	15001NaN1	July 11, 2006	July 12, 2006
Midway	Alameda	64001NaN1	July 11, 2006	July 11, 2006
Creek	Lassen	12341NaN1	July 18, 2006	July 21, 2006
Coytoe	Tulare	13251NaN1	July 20, 2006	July 21, 2006
Olive	Merced	250071NaN1	July 21, 2006	July 21, 2006
Ricco	Monterey	145061NaN1	July 22, 2006	July 27, 2006
Three Rocks	Fresno	84001NaN1	July 22, 2006	July 22, 2006
Horse	San Diego	166811NaN1	July 23, 2006	August 1, 2006
Happy Camp	Siskiyou	33181NaN1	July 23, 2006	September 24, 2006
Uncles Complex	Siskiyou	304541NaN1	July 23, 2006	October 31, 2006	1 structure destroyed
Oorleans Complex	Humboldt	157101NaN1	July 24, 2006	September 30, 2006	1 structure destroyed
Empire	Los Angeles	10941NaN1	July 25, 2006	July 25, 2006
Hunter	Mendocino	162961NaN1	July 26, 2006	July 26, 2006
Hoy	Siskiyou	12831NaN1	July 26, 2006	July 28, 2006	1 structure destroyed
Bar Complex	Trinity	1004141NaN1	July 27, 2006	July 27, 2006
Sage	Modoc	48551NaN1	July 27, 2006	August 5, 2006
Junction	Trinity	31261NaN1	July 29, 2006	July 29, 2006	1 structure destroyed
Kingsley	Tehama	68541NaN1	August 2, 2006	August 2, 2006
Cottonwood	Kern	23461NaN1	August 5, 2006	August 6, 2006
Quail	Los Angeles	48641NaN1	August 13, 2006	August 16, 2006	2 structures destroyed
Pigeon	Trinity	64521NaN1	September 2, 2006	October 16, 2006
Day	Ventura	1697021NaN1	September 4, 2006	October 2, 2006	11 structures destroyed
Ralston	Placer	84231NaN1	September 5, 2006	September 18, 2006	2 structures destroyed
Sawmill	Mono	74341NaN1	September 14, 2006	September 15, 2006	2 structures destroyed
Orchard	Riverside	15801NaN1	September 16, 2006	September 16, 2006
Ranch	Riverside	16701NaN1	September 17, 2006	September 17, 2006
Pinnacles	San Bernardino	23701NaN1	September 19, 2006	September 21, 2006
Bassetts	Sierra	21141NaN1	September 19, 2006	September 26, 2006
Noble	Mendocino	10141NaN1	September 24, 2006	September 30, 2006
Phelps	Fresno	16001NaN1	October 25, 2006	October 25, 2006
Esperanza	Riverside	402001NaN1	October 26, 2006	October 31, 2006	54 structures destroyed, 5 firefighters and 1 civilian killed
Shekell	Ventura	136001NaN1	December 3, 2006	December 5, 2006	7 structures destroyed
Westside	Kern	40251NaN1	December 7, 2006	December 9, 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2006. National Interagency Fire Center. 26 August 2015. 27 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190627145524/https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/intelligence/2006_statssumm/fires_acres.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: CAL FIRE 2006 Wildland Fire Summary. CalFire. October 2007. December 11, 2017. November 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125173958/http://calfire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/2008Summary.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Large Fires 2006. CAL FIRE. 28 August 2015. 18 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118060633/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_123.pdf. dead.