| 2000 California wildfires | |
| Total Fires: | 7,622 |
| Total Area: | 295026disp=brNaNdisp=br |
| Is Season: | yes |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Season Name: | California wildfires |
| Cost: | US$154 million ($124m in suppression costs and $29.9m in damages, per Cal Fire estimates) |
| Buildings: | 130+ |
| Fatalities: | 1+ |
The 2000 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California during 2000. According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 7,622 fires burned a total of 295026abbr=offNaNabbr=off.[1] Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to $109 million. Damages for the same amounted to $87.3 million, with a total of 389 structures lost.[2] The largest wildfires of the year in California were the Manter and Storrie fires, which burned 74,000 and 55,000 acres in Tulare and Plumas counties respectively.
The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1000abbr=offNaNabbr=off, produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2001 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information.[3]
| Name | County< | -- Burned in --> | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | Glenn | 1,500 | Caused by an escaped controlled burn | ||||
| Cabbage | Mendocino | 1,540 | [4] | ||||
| Berryessa | Napa | 5,731 | Caused by equipment use; destroyed 15 structures | ||||
| Barrett | San Diego | 2,000 | [5] | ||||
| Granite | Mariposa | 2,000 | Caused by shooting | ||||
| Goat | Lassen | 1,084 | Caused by a campfire | ||||
| Bark | Siskiyou | 1,715 | |||||
| Shell | San Luis Obispo | 6,300 | |||||
| Plaskett II | Monterey | 5,830 | Caused by camper trying to light a stove | [6] [7] | |||
| Happy Camp | Inyo | 5,500 | |||||
| Manter | Tulare | 74,439 | At the time the largest recorded fire in Sequoia National Forest; destroyed 15 structures | [8] | |||
| Morgan | Lake | 3,283 | [9] | ||||
| Pachenga | Riverside | 11,900 | |||||
| Golden II | Mono | 2,150 | Caused by lightning | ||||
| Chance | Kern | 1,200 | Caused by lightning | ||||
| King | Kern | 3,243 | Caused by lightning | ||||
| Northfork | San Benito | 1,773 | Caused by equipment use | ||||
| Romero | Merced | 1,200 | |||||
| Storrie | Plumas | 55,261 | Caused by Union Pacific railroad track repairs | [10] | |||
| Hunter | Mariposa | 8,084 | Caused by equipment use | ||||
| Harris | Santa Barbara | 9,700 | |||||
| Concow | Butte | 1,835 | Caused by equipment use; destroyed 16 structures, killed 1 | ||||
| Weinstein | Tehama | 8,284 | Caused by an escaped controlled burn | ||||
| Hidden | Lake | 4,500 | Caused by an electrical power system | ||||