2005 California wildfires


The 2005 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2005. In total, there were 7,162 fires that burned of land.

Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded during the 2005 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.
NameCountyAcresKmStart DateContained DateNotes
Dos AmigosMercedJune 3, 2005June 3, 2005-
FiveFresnoJune 4, 2005June 5, 2005-
SperryStanislausJune 4, 2005June 4, 2005-
PioneerSan BernardinoJune 18, 2005June 19, 2005-
ParadiseSan BernardinoJune 22, 2005June 25, 2005-
SobobaRiversideJune 22, 2005June 24, 2005-
HackberrySan BernardinoJune 22, 2005June 27, 2005-
BaileyMaderaJuly 2, 2005July 2, 2005-
ToveyLos AngelesJuly 5, 2005July 6, 2005-
MillwoodTulareJuly 7, 2005July 7, 2005-
NineTulareJuly 9, 2005July 9, 2005-
TeslaAlamedaJuly 19, 2005July 20, 2005-
China LakeKernJuly 19, 2005July 19, 2005-
KingstonSan BernardinoJuly 22, 2005July 23, 2005-
CowpieMercedAugust 1, 2005August 1, 2005-
HalloranSan BernardinoAugust 3, 2005August 3, 20051 civilian killed-
DeerLakeAugust 9, 2005August 9, 2005-
ThirySixTehamaAugust 10, 2005August 11, 2005-
BarrelModocAugust 22, 2005August 22, 2005-
HardingSierraAugust 24, 2005August 24, 2005-
MantonTehamaAugust 26, 2005August 29, 2005-
BlaisdellRiversideAugust 26, 2005August 30, 2005-
GormanKernSeptember 3, 2005September 5, 2005-
PineTulareSeptember 19, 2005September 19, 2005-
TopangaSan BernardinoSeptember 28, 2005October 7, 2005-
San TimoteoRiversideSeptember 28, 2005September 28, 2005-
HarvardLos AngelesSeptember 29, 2005October 4, 2005-
RiverMaderaOctober 5, 2005October 5, 2005-
Border 50San DiegoOctober 5, 2005October 8, 2005-
WoodhouseRiversideOctober 5, 2005October 7, 2005-
SchoolVenturaNovember 18, 2005November 19, 2005-

Labor Day brush fire

On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of Rancho Peñasquitos and Black Mountain Open Space Park. The wildfire quickly grew to, and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters. The fire was fully extinguished by September 7. Despite its small size, the brush fire was the worst wildfire to affect San Diego City in two years, since the Cedar Fire of 2003. The wildfire resulted in 6 injuries, but did not result in structural damages. The brush fire determined to have been started by a teenage boy, who was subsequently arrested.