2012 California wildfires
# 2012 California wildfires

California's 2012 wildfire season saw 7,950 wildfires burn a total of 869,599 acres (3,519.14 $km^2);^{:62}$ 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.

## Fires

The following is a list of the wildfires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2012 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information.

| Name | County | Acres | $Km^2$ | Start Date | Contained Date | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banner | San Diego | 5,320 | 21.5 | May 24, 2012 | May 29, 2012 | |
| George | Tulare | 1,707 | 6.9 | June 1, 2012 | June 15, 2012 | |
| Gaines | Mariposa | 1,700 | 6.9 | June 12, 2012 | June 14, 2012 | |
| Highland | Riverside | 2,171 | 8.8 | June 16, 2012 | June 18, 2012 | |
| Cascade | Mariposa | 1,705 | 6.9 | June 16, 2012 | November 26, 2012 | |
| Dale | Shasta | 1,083 | 4.4 | July 5, 2012 | July 7, 2012 | 2 structures destroyed |
| Fish | Inyo | 1,103 | 4.5 | July 7, 2012 | July 9, 2012 | |
| Mill | Colusa | 29,502 | 119.4 | July 7, 2012 | July 18, 2012 | 5 structures destroyed |
| Grapevine | Colusa | 1,870 | 7.6 | July 8, 2012 | July 12, 2012 | |
| Rail | Colusa | 1,870 | 7.6 | July 9, 2012 | July 12, 2012 | |
| Turkey | Monterey | 2,529 | 10.2 | July 9, 2012 | July 20, 2012 | |
| Robbers | Placer | 2,650 | 10.7 | July 11, 2012 | July 21, 2012 | 8 structures destroyed |
| Flat | Trinity | 1,688 | 6.8 | July 11, 2012 | July 17, 2012 | |
| Sand | Kern | 1,428 | 5.8 | July 14, 2012 | uly 19, 2012 | 1 structure destroyed |
| Spanish | Lassen | 1,169 | 4.7 | July 18, 2012 | July 21, 2012 | |
| Reading | Shasta | 28,079 | 113.6 | July 23, 2012 | August 21, 2012 | |
| Chips | Plumas | 75,217 | 304.4 | July 29, 2012 | August 31, 2012 | 9 structures destroyed |
| Rushmore | Riverside | 1,000 | 4.0 | August 4, 2012 | August 4, 2012 | |
| Piute Comlex | Kern | 1,783 | 7.2 | August 4, 2012 | August 11, 2012 | |
| Lake Complex | Modoc | 1,668 | 6.8 | August 5, 2012 | August 9, 2012 | |
| Fort Complex | Siskiyou | 23,653 | 95.7 | August 5, 2012 | September 10, 2012 | |
| Barry Point | Modoc | 38,394 | 155.4 | August 6, 2012 | August 28, 2012 | 3 structures destroyed |
| Indian | Mono | 12,574 | 50.9 | August 8, 2012 | August 15, 2012 | |
| Chihuahua | San Diego | 2,006 | 8.1 | August 9, 2012 | August 12, 2012 | |
| Jawbone Complex | Kern | 1,218 | 4.9 | August 10, 2012 | August 22, 2012 | 19 structures destroyed |
| Ramsey | Calaveras | 1,137 | 4.6 | August 11, 2012 | August 31, 2012 | |
| Wye | Lake | 2,934 | 11.9 | August 12, 2012 | August 18, 2012 | 3 structures destroyed |
| Walker | Lake | 5,000 | 20.2 | August 12, 2012 | August 14, 2012 | |
| Rush | Lassen | 271,911 | 1,100.4 | August 12, 2012 | August 31, 2012 | |
| Vallecito Lightning Complex | San Diego | 22,829 | 92.4 | August 13, 2012 | August 20, 2012 | |
| Mill | Tehama | 1,641 | 6.6 | August 13, 2012 | August 23, 2012 | |
| Buck | Riverside | 2,681 | 10.8 | August 14, 2012 | August 18, 2012 | 4 structures destroyed |
| Nelson | Modoc | 3,661 | 14.8 | August 17, 2012 | August 21, 2012 | |
| Ponderosa | Tehama | 27,676 | 112.0 | August 18, 2012 | September 2, 2012 | 133 structures destroyed |
| Bagley Complex | Shasta | 1,000 | 4.0 | August 18, 2012 | August 22, 2012 | |
| North Pass | Mendocino | 41,983 | 169.9 | August 18, 2012 | September 16, 2012 | 26 structures destroyed |
| Bagley | Shasta | 46,011 | 186.2 | August 18, 2012 | September 15, 2012 | |
| Williams | Los Angeles | 4,192 | 17.0 | September 2, 2012 | September 11, 2012 | |
| Sixteen Complex | Colusa | 19,000 | 76.9 | September 4, 2012 | September 11, 2012 | |
| Stafford | Trinity | 4,407 | 17.8 | September 5, 2012 | September 13, 2012 | |
| Likely | Lassen | 9,838 | 39.8 | September 5, 2012 | September 14, 2012 | |
| Scotts | Lake | 4,517 | 18.3 | September 7, 2012 | September 14, 2012 | |
| Shockey | San Diego | 2,555 | 10.3 | September 23, 2012 | September 27, 2012 | 39 structures destroyed |
