Ab, here's several interesting lists of stats. SoCal CalFire
ZACA Fire 3rd largest fire in modern California history.
(The Zaca 2 Fire was officially declared 188,035 acres on 08/19/07 at 0600 hrs.
This morning it was reported to be 214,725 acres.)
Notable California wildfires by size
20 Largest California Wildland Fires
(By Acreage Burned)
CAL FIRE Publish Date: 8/16/2007
FIRE NAME CAUSE DATE COUNTY ACRES STRUCT DEATHS 1 Cedar (human) October 2003 San Diego 273,246 4,847 15 2 Matilija (undetermined) September 1932 Ventura 220,000 0 0 3 Marble Cone (lightning) July 1977 Monterey 177,866 0 0 4 Laguna (powerlines) September 1970 San Diego 175,425 382 5 5 Day Fire (human) September 2006 Ventura 162,702 11 0 6 McNally (human) July 2002 Tulare 150,696 17 0 7 Stanislaus Complex(lightning) August 1987 Tuolumne 145,980 28 1 8 Big Bar Complex (lightning) August 1999 Trinity 140,948 0 0 9 Zaca (human) July 2007 Santa Barbara 127,244 1 0 10 Campbell Complex (powerlines) August 1990 Tehama 125,892 27 0 11 Wheeler (arson) July 1985 Ventura 118,000 26 0 12 Simi (under investig) October 2003 Ventura 108,204 300 0 13 Hwy. 58 (vehicle) August 1996 San Luis Obispo 106,668 13 0 14 Clampitt (powerlines) September 1970 Los Angeles 105,212 86 4 15 Bar Complex (lightning) July 2006 Trinity 100,414 0 0 16 Wellman (equip. use) June 1966 Santa Barbara 93,600 0 0 17 Old (human) October 2003 San Bernardino 91,281 1,003 6 18 Kirk (lightning) September 1999 Monterey 86,700 0 0 19 Refugio (misc. -struct) September 1955 Santa Barbara 84,770 20 0 20 Fork (undetermined) August 1996 Lake 82,980 40 0
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Emergency Fund
Fire Suppression Expenditures (March '06), found online
here (pdf file)
Fiscal Yr Expenditures 79-80 $11,978,000 80-81 $21,178,000 81-82 $12,582,000 82-83 $8,619,000 83-84 $12,358,000 84-85 $16,847,000 85-86 $35,510,000 86-87 $14,799,000 87-88 $56,769,000 88-89 $57,983,000 89-90 $39,345,000 90-91 $70,825,000 91-92 $22,524,000 92-93 $85,591,000 93-94 $65,679,000 94-95 $69,858,000 95-96 $60.4 million 96-97 $107 million 97-98 $47.7 million 98-99 $43.8 million 99-2000 $178.5 million 00-01 $124 million 01-02 $162.8 million 02-03 $135 million 03-04 $252.3 million 04-05 $170.1 million 05-06 $105.3 million (est.)