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2013 California wildfires

2013 California wildfires
U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard help fight the Rim Fire near Yosemite, Calif., Aug. 26, 2013 130826-Z-ZZ999-009.jpg
Statistics
Total fires 9,907
Total area 577,675 acres (2,337.77 km2)
Cost Over $218.15 million (2013 USD)
Injuries At least 125
Fatalities 1
Season
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The 2013 California wildfires consisted of 9,907 wildfires that burned at least 577,675 acres (2,337.77 km2) of land in the state of California, during 2013. The wildfires injured at least 125 people and killed at least 1, and caused over $218.15 million (2013 USD) in damage. These included several large, notable wildfires, including the Rim Fire, which became California's 3rd largest wildfire. One of the wildfires was also caused by the plane crash of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 on July 6, 2013, which ignited a wildfire that burned around 1 acre of land.

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2013 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIREs list of large fires.


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