Poe Fire

The 2001 Poe Fire was a destructive wildfire in the U.S. state of California's Butte County. After igniting on September 6, the fire burned 8,333 acres (3,372 hectares) and destroyed at least 133 structures in the Big Bend and Yankee Hill areas north of Oroville before it was fully contained on September 12, 2001. The fire was the most destructive incident of California's 2001 wildfire season.

Poe Fire
The Poe Fire burned southeast of Paradise and north of Lake Oroville.
LocationButte County, California, United States
Coordinates39°42′13″N 121°31′20″W
Statistics
Cost
  • ~$11 million
  • ($5m for suppression,
  • plus ~$6m in losses)
Date(s)
  • September 6 –
  • September 12, 2001
Burned area8,333 acres (3,372 hectares)
CauseDead tree falling into power lines
Buildings destroyed133+
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries20+
Map
The Poe Fire burned in California's Butte County in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada.

The fire started when a tree fell on a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) power line, and the incident was the subject of a civil lawsuit by more than a hundred plaintiffs that PG&E eventually settled for several million dollars.

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