2000 California wildfires
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 295,026 acres (119,393 hectares). Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to US$109 million. Damages for the same amounted to $87.3 million, with a total of 389 structures lost. 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.
| 2000 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
A C-130 Hercules drops Phos-Chek fire retardant on the Manter Fire in Sequoia National Forest on July 31, 2000 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 7,622 |
| Total area | 295,026 acres 119,393 ha |
| Cost | US$154 million ($124m in suppression costs and $29.9m in damages, per Cal Fire estimates) |
| Buildings destroyed | 130+ |
| Deaths | 1+ |
| Season | |
← 1999
2001 → | |
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