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Reliable record-keeping
on California wildfires began around 1932. The following
statistics from a CAL FIRE fact sheet dated 9/5/2008
put the 2008 fires into historical perspective.
7 Largest Lightning
Fires in California by Acreage Since 1932
From CAL FIRE Fact Sheet
Dated 9/5/2008
|
Fire |
Date |
County |
Acres
Burned |
Deaths |
Marble
Cone |
July
1977 |
Monterey |
177,866 |
0 |
| Basin
Complex |
June
2008 |
Monterey |
162,818 |
0 |
Stanislaus
Complex |
August
1987 |
Tuolumne |
145,980 |
1 |
Big
Bar Complex |
August
1999 |
Trinity |
140,948 |
0 |
| Iron
Alps Complex |
June
2008 |
Trinity |
105,805 |
10 |
Bar
Complex |
July
2006 |
Trinity |
100,414 |
0 |
| Lime
Complex |
June
2008 |
Trinity |
99,585 |
0 |
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