Английская Википедия:2016 California wildfires

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox wildfire In 2016, a total of 7,349 fires had burned an area Шаблон:Convert in California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Climatologists had predicted an extreme version of El Niño, known as a Super El Niño, to occur during the winter of 2015–16. Although the Pacific Ocean’s warming water had been expected to bring strong storms to parts of the southwestern United States, actual precipitation totals generally underperformed those expectations. Early in 2016, The National Interagency Fire Center predicted that conditions from May through at least August would put much of the western United States in above-normal wildfire danger.

Events

In June, the United States Forest Service estimated that over 26 million trees had died across Шаблон:Convert in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This brought the number of dead trees to over 66 million during the past four years of drought.

On August 15, the National Interagency Fire Center showed the state leading the nation in the quantity, size and intensity of wildfires. A day later, on August 16, San Bernardino County announced that nearly 85,000 people were evacuated because of the Blue Cut Fire near Cajon Pass. Authorities arrested a 40-year-old man in connection to the Clayton Fire, and charged him with 17 counts of arson.

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded Шаблон:Convert during the 2016 California wildfire season, as well as the fires that caused significant damage. The information is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, and other sources where indicated.

Name	County	Acres	Start Date	Containment Date	Notes	Ref
Roberts	San Luis Obispo	3,712	May 18, 2016	May 20, 2016
Metz	Monterey	3,876	May 22, 2016	May 25, 2016
Coleman	Monterey	2,520	June 4, 2016	June 17, 2016
Pony	Siskiyou	2,860	June 7, 2016	June 30, 2016
Sherpa	Santa Barbara	7,474	June 15, 2016	July 12, 2016
Border	San Diego	7,609	June 19, 2016	June 30, 2016	2 fatalities, 5 homes and 11 outbuildings destroyed
Pine	Ventura	2,304	June 19, 2016	July 17, 2016
San Gabriel Complex	Los Angeles	5,399	June 20, 2016	July 23, 2016	Reservoir Fire burned 1,146 acres; Fish Fire burned 4,253 acres
Erskine	Kern	48,019	June 23, 2016	July 12, 2016	2 fatalities, 285 homes destroyed, 12 damaged
Trailhead	Placer	5,646	June 28, 2016	July 18, 2016
Deer	Kern	1,785	July 1, 2016	July 11, 2016
Curry	Fresno	2,944	July 1, 2016	July 5, 2016
Sage	Los Angeles	1,109	July 9, 2016	July 16, 2016
Roblar	San Diego	1,245	July 21, 2016	July 30, 2016
Sand	Los Angeles	41,432	July 22, 2016	August 3, 2016	2 fatalities, 18 homes destroyed, 4 damaged
Soberanes	Monterey	132,100	July 22, 2016	October 12, 2016	1 fatality, 3 injuries, 57 homes and 11 outbuildings destroyed.
Goose	Fresno	2,241	July 30, 2016	August 9, 2016	4 homes, 5 outbuildings destroyed
Cold	Yolo	5,731	August 2, 2016	August 12, 2016	2 outbuildings destroyed
Pilot	San Bernardino	8,110	August 7, 2016	August 16, 2016
Mineral	Fresno	7,050	August 9, 2016	August 18, 2016	2 structures destroyed
Chimney	San Luis Obispo	46,344	August 13, 2016	September 6, 2016	48 structures destroyed
Clayton	Lake	3,929	August 13, 2016	August 26, 2016	300 buildings destroyed
Blue Cut	San Bernardino	36,274	August 16, 2016	August 23, 2016	105 homes, 213 outbuildings destroyed
Cedar	Kern	29,322	August 16, 2016	September 30, 2016
Rey	Santa Barbara	32,606	August 18, 2016	September 16, 2016
Gap	Siskiyou	33,867	August 27, 2016	September 17, 2016
Bogart	Riverside	1,470	August 30, 2016	September 2, 2016	1 outbuilding destroyed
Willard	Lassen	2,575	September 11, 2016	September 22, 2016	5 structures destroyed
Owens River	Mono	5,443	September 17, 2016	October 15, 2016
Canyon	Santa Barbara	12,518	September 17, 2016	September 24, 2016	1 firefighter killed in crash
Sawmill	Sonoma	1,547	September 25, 2016	September 29, 2016
Marshes	Tuolumne	1,080	September 26, 2016	October 4, 2016
Loma	Santa Clara	4,474	September 26, 2016	October 12, 2016	28 structures destroyed

4S Ranch brush fire

On Thursday, May 5, 2016, shortly before 3 P.M. PDT, a small brush fire ignited off the 15000 block of Dove Creek Road, in a creek bed, in 4S Ranch, San Diego County. As the fire began spreading eastward, students and staff at the nearby Oak Valley Middle School were ordered to stay indoors, though parents were allowed to pick up their children. However, as the fire continued to spread, evacuation orders were issued for some homes along Palomino Valley Road and Oak Valley Middle School, with the students from Oak Valley Middle School being relocated by bus to Westview High School. The sudden change caused some confusion and chaos among parents attempting to pick up their children, and drew criticism towards the last-minute evacuation plan. The brush fire quickly grew to Шаблон:Convert, but within a couple of hours, the fire was contained and further growth was stopped. At 4:34 PM PDT, the evacuation orders for the homes on Palomino Valley Road were lifted, as the fire was brought to 90% containment. Just before 5:30 PM PDT, the brush fire was fully extinguished, and Rancho Santa Fe fire officials declared 100% containment of the fire. The fire did not cause any injuries or structural damage. The brush fire was determined to have been accidentally caused by sparks coming from a welder.

See also

• List of California wildfires
• 2005 Labor Day brush fire
• 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire
• 2014 California wildfires
  • May 2014 San Diego County wildfires

External links

• California current incident information from CAL FIRE Шаблон:Webarchive
• California wildfires on the US Forestry Incident Information System (InciWeb)
• 2016 California Fire Map (Calfire/Google Maps)