350:. By the next afternoon the Poe Fire had reached 7,800 acres (3,200 ha) and 50 percent containment, with more than 1,500 firefighters working. The fire primarily moved east, working along the bottoms of the river canyons, and firefighters welcomed improved weather conditions that brought lower temperatures and winds with higher humidity. By the night of September 10 the fire was more than 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) and 80 percent contained, with peak firefighter staffing at 2,100. The last remaining section of uncontained fire was moving east, between Big Bend Road and the Feather River.
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs—which eventually numbered over a hundred, including Cal Fire and insurance companies—announced a settlement of $ 5.9 million on
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In April 2002, two local attorneys representing 87 plaintiffs sued PG&E for damages resulting from the Poe Fire, alleging that the company had failed to inspect and maintain the right-of-way for the powerlines and remove the dead
Ponderosa pine, violating the California Public Resources Code. One
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urged the governor to declare a disaster, and the Butte County board of supervisors appealed the decision. The Butte County Office of
Emergency Services said that they lacked enough money to even remove debris from the fire, and that the fire had destroyed 43 wells and created a water shortage in the
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was 100 percent, meaning that a firebrand would be certain to ignite a new fire if it landed in fuel—but the fire grew much less. By 7:00 p.m. on the 7th the Poe Fire was 6,580 acres (2,660 ha) and 20 percent contained, having destroyed more than two dozen homes as firefighters worked to
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and two helicopters, began assisting firefighters by noon. By 8:00 p.m. the Poe Fire was 1,500 acres (610 ha) and 10 percent contained, but windy conditions with low humidity continued overnight and fueled rapid expansion of the fire. The Yankee Hill area was evacuated near midnight, and
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reported in 2018 that the figure was 192 structures, including 40 homes. The Poe Fire also did roughly $ 500,000 in damage to road and highway infrastructure (such as safety devices and signage), including
Highway 70. The total losses amounted to more than $ 6 million, on top of about $
377:'s request for exemption. In the meantime, stunned firefighters kept abreast of events, including the deaths of hundreds of their colleagues in New York, via portable televisions and radios as well as a large-screen television brought into base camp.
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Fire crews responded to the scene by 8:28 a.m., but the up-slope winds pushed the fire to 500 acres (200 ha) by 11:30 a.m., burning structures on Windy Ridge Road and Big Bend Road. Aircraft, including six fixed-wing
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The Poe Fire was declared 100 percent contained on
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declared Butte County a disaster area, making low-interest federal loans available to victims of the Poe Fire there. Butte County also waived all fees associated with reconstruction from damage from the fire.
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of the attorneys, had previously extracted two settlements from PG&E over their responsibility for power lines that had started both the 1986 Doe Ridge Mill Fire and the 1990 Campbell
Complex fires.
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The fire started when a tree fell on a
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Precise figures for the number of structures destroyed in the Poe Fire vary by source. Cal Fire records report that 133 structures were destroyed and three damaged in the Poe Fire. However, the
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5 million in fire suppression costs. At the time, the Poe Fire was the most destructive fire in the history of Butte County.
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The Poe Fire broke out the morning of September 6, at around 8:20 a.m.
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735:"Ridge History: Poe Fire rages and the saga of the Mill Creek Indians"
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The Poe Fire burned southeast of Paradise and north of Lake Oroville.
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The Poe Fire is visible in this March 2002 photograph from the
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8,333 acres (3,372 ha; 13 sq mi; 34 km)
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Stanton, Sam; Vovakes, Christine (September 8, 2001).
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in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The
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1285:"Wildfire doubles in size, destroys eight homes"
864:Hecht, Peter; Stanton, Sam (September 9, 2001).
1397:"Poe fire victims consider their legal options"
1599:"Poe fire victims sue PG&E, tree services"
911:"Passes are precious to Yankee Hill residents"
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1176:"Firefighters make progress in Sierra blazes"
693:"Settlement reached in aftermath of Poe fire"
691:Olson, Ryan; Vau, Terry (February 22, 2006).
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1213:"Crews set control burns to quench Poe fire"
2610:December 2017 Southern California wildfires
1432:MacEachern, Michelle (September 26, 2001).
909:MacEachern, Michelle (September 10, 2001).
3380:September 2001 events in the United States
2588:October 2017 Northern California wildfires
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520:"2001 Large Fires, 300 Acres And Greater"
287:On September 6, Butte County was under a
1534:. Associated Press. September 20, 2001.
1357:"Repairs to fire-damaged roadways begin"
1073:. Associated Press. September 12, 2001.
993:"Butte fire evacuees allowed to go home"
991:Martínez, Silvina (September 11, 2001).
637:Vovakes, Christine (September 7, 2001).
448:threshold. Congressional representative
1293:. Associated Press. September 7, 2001.
1137:Nielson, Wendell (September 13, 2001).
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771:Cameron, Eleanor (September 8, 2001).
592:Cameron, Eleanor (September 7, 2001).
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1562:"County waives fees in Poe fire area"
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1211:Sitter, Bonnie (September 13, 2001).
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954:Montaño, Ralph (September 10, 2001).
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639:"6 trapped by fire – and all survive"
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2222:May 2014 San Diego County wildfires
1395:Smith, Laura (September 27, 2001).
1174:Hecht, Peter (September 13, 2001).
1100:Hecht, Peter (September 12, 2001).
442:Federal Emergency Management Agency
1482:"Fire costs could devastate Butte"
529:. February 5, 2002. Archived from
207:Dead tree falling into power lines
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1597:Vau Dell, Terry (April 6, 2002).
773:"Mixed results in Poe fire fight"
733:Root, Carol (September 9, 2016).
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1526:"Poe fire disaster office opens"
363:National Interagency Fire Center
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956:"Weather helps cool off blazes"
367:Federal Aviation Administration
548:"CDF 2001 Fire Season Summary"
471:fire through the settlement.
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818:"Blaze scorches earth, homes"
455:Small Business Administration
2901:2020 Lassen County wildfires
557:. March 2002. Archived from
446:Office of Emergency Services
59:September 12, 2001
1434:"Poe fire not a 'disaster'"
395:International Space Station
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3395:2001 California wildfires
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1139:"Fire crews mourn deaths"
594:"Residents flee Poe fire"
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1989:Klamath Theater Complex
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1439:Chico Enterprise-Record
1362:Chico Enterprise-Record
1333:. Bay Area News Group.
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423:Chico Enterprise-Record
1929:October 2007 wildfires
1365:. September 15, 2001.
1257:. September 12, 2001.
1037:. September 12, 2001.
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2963:LNU Lightning Complex
2953:SCU Lightning Complex
2948:CZU Lightning Complex
2488:Salmon August Complex
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1670:California wildfires
1570:. October 11, 2001.
359:September 11 attacks
273:2001 wildfire season
174:Structures destroyed
129:39.70361; -121.52222
90:Northern California,
2385:San Gabriel Complex
120: /
3385:2001 in California
3073:Beckwourth Complex
2918:Red Salmon Complex
2259:Happy Camp Complex
1531:The Sacramento Bee
1181:The Sacramento Bee
1107:The Sacramento Bee
998:The Sacramento Bee
961:The Sacramento Bee
871:The Sacramento Bee
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644:The Sacramento Bee
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166:Non-fatal injuries
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107:
106:
96:
72:
62:
60:
51:
49:
44:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3408:
3406:
3398:
3397:
3392:
3387:
3382:
3377:
3367:
3366:
3360:
3359:
3357:
3356:
3344:
3331:
3328:
3327:
3325:
3324:
3319:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3279:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3253:
3251:
3245:
3244:
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3241:
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3225:
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3217:
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3208:
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3198:
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3183:
3178:
3173:
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3150:
3144:
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3141:
3140:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
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3095:
3090:
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3075:
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3065:
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3042:
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3017:
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3007:
3002:
2997:
2992:
2987:
2982:
2977:
2976:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2958:August Complex
2955:
2950:
2945:
2940:
2935:
2925:
2920:
2915:
2914:
2913:
2908:
2898:
2893:
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2795:
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2775:
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2764:
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2717:
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2697:
2692:
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2677:
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2657:
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2240:
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2200:
2199:
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2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2160:
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2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2122:
2120:
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2113:
2111:
2110:
2105:
2099:
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2077:
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1936:
1926:
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1634:
1629:Newspapers.com
1589:
1584:Newspapers.com
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1548:Newspapers.com
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1512:Newspapers.com
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1464:Newspapers.com
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1379:Newspapers.com
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1312:
1307:Newspapers.com
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1271:Newspapers.com
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1235:Newspapers.com
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1198:Newspapers.com
1166:
1161:Newspapers.com
1129:
1124:Newspapers.com
1092:
1087:Newspapers.com
1056:
1051:Newspapers.com
1020:
1015:Newspapers.com
983:
978:Newspapers.com
946:
941:Newspapers.com
901:
896:Newspapers.com
853:
848:Newspapers.com
808:
803:Newspapers.com
758:
716:
674:
669:Newspapers.com
629:
624:Newspapers.com
575:
539:
503:
502:
500:
497:
496:
495:
489:
484:
476:
473:
463:
460:
417:
414:
386:
383:
305:ponderosa pine
296:
293:
284:
281:
243:
242:
236:
227:
226:
220:
219:
218:
217:
214:
213:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
196:
195:
193:
192:
189:
185:
183:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
159:
155:
154:
150:
149:
146:
142:
141:
137:
136:
104:
98:
97:
95:
94:
91:
88:
81:
79:
75:
74:
71:
70:
67:
57:
45:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3407:
3396:
3393:
3391:
3388:
3386:
3383:
3381:
3378:
3376:
3373:
3372:
3370:
3355:
3354:
3345:
3343:
3342:
3333:
3332:
3329:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3254:
3252:
3250:
3246:
3240:
3237:
3235:
3232:
3230:
3227:
3226:
3224:
3222:
3218:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3189:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3179:
3177:
3174:
3172:
3169:
3167:
3164:
3162:
3159:
3157:
3154:
3153:
3151:
3149:
3145:
3139:
3136:
3134:
3131:
3129:
3126:
3124:
3121:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3111:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3098:River Complex
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3045:
3043:
3041:
3037:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3025:Mountain View
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2996:
2993:
2991:
2988:
2986:
2983:
2981:
2978:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2968:North Complex
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2949:
2946:
2944:
2941:
2939:
2936:
2934:
2931:
2930:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2912:
2909:
2907:
2904:
2903:
2902:
2899:
2897:
2894:
2892:
2889:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2873:
2871:
2869:
2865:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2839:
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2821:
2819:
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2771:
2769:
2766:
2765:
2763:
2761:
2757:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2652:
2650:
2648:
2644:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2612:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2590:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2470:
2468:
2466:
2462:
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2451:
2448:
2446:
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2441:
2438:
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2433:
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2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
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2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
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2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2372:
2370:
2368:
2364:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2289:
2287:
2285:
2281:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2238:
2235:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2225:
2224:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2215:
2213:
2210:
2209:
2207:
2205:
2201:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2161:
2159:
2157:
2153:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2123:
2121:
2119:
2115:
2109:
2106:
2104:
2101:
2100:
2098:
2096:
2092:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2072:
2070:
2068:
2064:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2032:
2030:
2026:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1984:Basin Complex
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1971:
1969:
1967:
1963:
1957:
1954:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1931:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1906:
1904:
1902:
1898:
1891:
1888:
1885:
1882:
1879:
1876:
1873:
1870:
1867:
1864:
1861:
1858:
1855:
1852:
1849:
1846:
1843:
1840:
1837:
1834:
1831:
1828:
1825:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1810:
1807:
1804:
1801:
1798:
1795:
1792:
1789:
1786:
1783:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1768:
1765:
1762:
1759:
1756:
1753:
1750:
1747:
1746:Agoura-Malibu
1744:
1741:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1729:
1726:
1723:
1720:
1717:
1714:
1711:
1708:
1705:
1704:Griffith Park
1702:
1699:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1687:
1684:
1683:
1681:
1679:
1675:
1671:
1664:
1659:
1657:
1652:
1650:
1645:
1644:
1641:
1630:
1618:
1614:
1610:
1606:
1605:
1600:
1593:
1590:
1585:
1573:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1557:
1554:
1549:
1537:
1533:
1532:
1527:
1521:
1518:
1513:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1488:
1487:Paradise Post
1483:
1476:
1474:
1470:
1465:
1453:
1449:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1435:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1409:
1405:
1404:
1398:
1391:
1389:
1385:
1380:
1368:
1364:
1363:
1358:
1352:
1349:
1336:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1308:
1296:
1292:
1291:
1286:
1280:
1277:
1272:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1250:
1244:
1241:
1236:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1218:Paradise Post
1214:
1207:
1204:
1199:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1170:
1167:
1162:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1144:Paradise Post
1140:
1133:
1130:
1125:
1113:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1096:
1093:
1088:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1060:
1057:
1052:
1040:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1024:
1021:
1016:
1004:
1000:
999:
994:
987:
984:
979:
967:
963:
962:
957:
950:
947:
942:
930:
926:
922:
918:
917:
912:
905:
902:
897:
885:
881:
877:
873:
872:
867:
860:
858:
854:
849:
837:
833:
829:
825:
824:
819:
812:
809:
804:
792:
788:
784:
780:
779:
774:
767:
765:
763:
759:
746:
742:
741:
740:Paradise Post
736:
729:
727:
725:
723:
721:
717:
704:
700:
699:
694:
687:
685:
683:
681:
679:
675:
670:
658:
654:
650:
646:
645:
640:
633:
630:
625:
613:
609:
605:
601:
600:
595:
588:
586:
584:
582:
580:
576:
560:
556:
549:
543:
540:
532:
528:
521:
515:
513:
511:
509:
505:
498:
493:
490:
488:
485:
482:
479:
478:
474:
472:
468:
461:
459:
456:
451:
447:
443:
439:
434:
431:
430:
425:
424:
415:
413:
410:
408:
404:
396:
391:
384:
382:
378:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
351:
349:
344:
342:
337:
333:
332:Burning Index
329:
324:
321:
315:
313:
309:
306:
302:
294:
292:
290:
282:
280:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
224:
215:
210:
206:
202:
197:
190:
187:
186:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
151:
147:
143:
138:
133:
105:
103:
99:
93:United States
92:
89:
86:
83:
82:
80:
76:
68:
58:
47:
46:
43:
39:
32:
27:
22:
19:
3351:
3339:
3000:Slater/Devil
1811:
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257:Butte County
248:
246:
188:$ 11 million
85:Butte County
18:
3128:KNP Complex
2973:SQF Complex
2828:Saddleridge
2136:Barry Point
1740:Marble Cone
1710:Rattlesnake
1623:January 18,
1607:. pp.
1578:January 19,
1542:January 18,
1506:January 19,
1490:. pp.
1458:January 19,
1442:. pp.
1414:January 18,
1373:January 18,
1341:January 17,
1301:January 18,
1265:January 18,
1229:January 18,
1192:January 18,
1155:January 18,
1118:January 18,
1081:January 18,
1045:January 18,
1009:January 18,
972:January 18,
935:January 18,
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890:January 18,
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842:January 18,
826:. pp.
797:January 18,
781:. pp.
751:January 17,
663:January 18,
647:. pp.
618:January 18,
602:. pp.
371:transponder
355:ground stop
320:air tankers
295:Progression
265:Yankee Hill
145:Burned area
127: /
115:121°31′20″W
102:Coordinates
3369:Categories
2823:Sandalwood
2773:West Butte
2232:Poinsettia
2174:Powerhouse
709:January 9,
568:January 9,
499:References
492:Dixie Fire
481:Butte Fire
438:Gray Davis
328:Highway 70
283:Background
140:Statistics
112:39°42′13″N
63:2001-09-12
3191:Border 32
3088:McFarland
3048:Palisades
3020:Silverado
2990:El Dorado
2720:Whaleback
2680:Klamathon
2553:Ponderosa
2493:Manzanita
2483:Schaeffer
2410:Soberanes
2395:Trailhead
2357:Tassajara
2337:Jerusalem
2146:Ponderosa
2057:Guiberson
1999:Telegraph
1924:Moonlight
1890:Esperanza
444:or state
247:The 2001
3341:Category
3277:Thompson
3206:Mosquito
3201:Fairview
3176:McKinney
3166:Washburn
3156:Colorado
3108:Antelope
3093:Monument
3078:Tamarack
2911:Loyalton
2808:Red Bank
2783:Mountain
2710:Cranston
2695:Ferguson
2630:Skirball
2605:Canyon 2
2563:Slinkard
2548:Railroad
2533:Parker 2
2523:Detwiler
2513:Whittier
2435:Blue Cut
2227:Tomahawk
2217:Etiwanda
2179:Mountain
2047:Lockheed
2037:Jesusita
1944:Santiago
1782:Kinneloa
1776:Fountain
1752:Panorama
1698:Matilija
1692:Berkeley
1678:Pre-2007
1617:Archived
1572:Archived
1536:Archived
1500:Archived
1452:Archived
1408:Archived
1367:Archived
1335:Archived
1295:Archived
1259:Archived
1223:Archived
1186:Archived
1149:Archived
1112:Archived
1075:Archived
1039:Archived
1003:Archived
966:Archived
929:Archived
884:Archived
836:Archived
791:Archived
745:Archived
703:Archived
657:Archived
612:Archived
475:See also
375:Cal Fire
341:Paradise
269:Oroville
261:Big Bend
253:wildfire
249:Poe Fire
199:Ignition
78:Location
69:(7 days)
24:Poe Fire
3353:Commons
3322:Airport
3161:Electra
3063:Tennant
2896:Mineral
2891:Soledad
2838:Kincade
2798:Taboose
2750:Woolsey
2725:Donnell
2700:Natchez
2690:Georges
2670:Waverly
2583:Mission
2573:La Tuna
2498:Winters
2478:Holcomb
2430:Clayton
2425:Chimney
2390:Erskine
2244:Shirley
2169:Springs
2126:Reading
2052:Station
2042:La Brea
1979:Indians
1872:Topanga
1836:McNally
1830:Biscuit
1806:Storrie
1722:Bel Air
462:Lawsuit
385:Effects
153:Impacts
61: (
50: (
41:Date(s)
3317:Bridge
3257:Corral
3229:Rabbit
3123:French
3118:Caldor
3103:McCash
3053:Willow
2995:Bobcat
2833:Nustar
2793:Walker
2788:Tenaja
2778:Tucker
2685:Valley
2675:County
2665:Pawnee
2615:Thomas
2578:Palmer
2568:Helena
2528:Empire
2450:Canyon
2445:Bogart
2380:Border
2375:Sherpa
2352:Valley
2342:Cuesta
2264:Meadow
2194:Clover
2184:Silver
2164:Summit
2004:Sesnon
1974:Summit
1956:Corral
1934:Harris
1914:Angora
1909:Island
1892:(2006)
1886:(2006)
1880:(2006)
1874:(2005)
1868:(2004)
1866:Rumsey
1862:(2003)
1856:(2003)
1850:(2003)
1844:(2002)
1838:(2002)
1832:(2002)
1826:(2002)
1824:Copper
1820:(2002)
1814:(2001)
1808:(2000)
1802:(1999)
1796:(1995)
1790:(1993)
1788:Laguna
1784:(1993)
1778:(1992)
1772:(1991)
1770:Tunnel
1766:(1990)
1760:(1988)
1754:(1980)
1748:(1978)
1742:(1977)
1736:(1970)
1734:Laguna
1730:(1966)
1724:(1961)
1718:(1961)
1716:Harlow
1712:(1953)
1706:(1933)
1700:(1932)
1694:(1923)
1688:(1889)
1401:Chico
494:(2021)
483:(2015)
416:Damage
182:Damage
158:Deaths
3307:Boise
3302:Pedro
3297:Nixon
3287:Basin
3282:Borel
3272:Point
3186:Route
3133:Windy
3113:River
3083:Dixie
3010:Glass
2985:Creek
2980:Dolan
2943:River
2923:Apple
2886:Crews
2881:Grant
2876:Quail
2858:Maria
2848:Getty
2813:South
2740:Delta
2655:Lions
2635:Lilac
2620:Creek
2598:Tubbs
2593:Atlas
2538:Young
2518:Garza
2503:Alamo
2420:Pilot
2400:Curry
2347:Butte
2332:Rough
2312:Rocky
2307:Wragg
2302:North
2292:Round
2274:Boles
2254:Bully
2249:Butts
2237:Cocos
2212:Colby
2131:Chips
2085:Crown
2014:Sayre
1939:Witch
1860:Cedar
1842:Curve
1800:Jones
562:(PDF)
551:(PDF)
534:(PDF)
523:(PDF)
204:Cause
3312:Line
3292:Park
3267:Post
3262:Lake
3249:2024
3239:York
3234:Pika
3221:2023
3196:Mill
3148:2022
3138:Fawn
3068:Salt
3058:Lava
3040:2021
3030:Bond
3015:Zogg
2938:Dome
2933:Lake
2906:Gold
2868:2020
2853:Easy
2843:Tick
2818:Lone
2803:Lime
2768:Sand
2760:2019
2745:Camp
2735:Hirz
2730:Holy
2705:Carr
2660:Lane
2647:2018
2543:Pier
2508:Wall
2473:Gate
2465:2017
2455:Loma
2415:Cold
2405:Sand
2367:2016
2327:Frog
2297:Lake
2284:2015
2269:King
2204:2014
2156:2013
2141:Rush
2118:2012
2103:Lion
2095:2011
2080:West
2075:Bull
2067:2010
2029:2009
1966:2008
1949:Rice
1919:Zaca
1901:2007
1854:Simi
1818:Wolf
1758:49er
1728:Loop
1625:2023
1580:2023
1544:2023
1508:2023
1496:A-12
1460:2023
1416:2023
1375:2023
1343:2023
1303:2023
1267:2023
1231:2023
1194:2023
1157:2023
1120:2023
1083:2023
1047:2023
1011:2023
974:2023
937:2023
892:2023
844:2023
799:2023
753:2023
711:2023
665:2023
620:2023
570:2023
405:and
308:snag
263:and
177:133+
52:6-09
3181:Red
3171:Oak
3005:Oak
2625:Rye
2558:Mud
2440:Rey
2189:Rim
2009:Tea
1994:Gap
1884:Day
1848:Old
1812:Poe
1613:12A
1492:A-1
832:A22
787:12A
608:12A
301:PDT
255:in
212:Map
169:20+
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