2012 California wildfires
California's 2012 wildfire season saw 7,950 wildfires burn a total of 869,599 acres (3,519.14 km2);: 62 these included the massive Rush Fire, which was the tenth-largest wildfire recorded in California in modern times, and the Ponderosa Fire, which destroyed 133 structures. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) incurred fire suppression costs of US$310 million between July 2012 and June 2013, in addition to wildfire damages of $28.2 million.
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Wildfires burn in Northern California in an image taken by NASA's Aqua satellite on August 19, 2012. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Total fires | 7,950 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total area | 869,599 acres (3,519.14 km2) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Deaths | None reported | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-fatal injuries | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||
| Damage | >$338.21 million (2012 USD) | ||||||||||||||||
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