Rush Fire

2012 wildfire in California and Nevada
40°37′16″N 120°09′07″W / 40.621°N 120.152°W / 40.621; -120.152Statistics[1][2]Burned area315,577 acres (1,280 km2)
  • 271,911 acres (1,100 km2) in CA
  • 43,686 acres (177 km2) in NV
ImpactsStructures destroyed1IgnitionCauseLightning

The Rush Fire was the largest wildfire of the 2012 California wildfire season.[3] The fire, which started in Lassen County, California, eventually spread into Washoe County, Nevada. The fire consumed a total of 315,577 acres (490 sq mi; 1,280 km2) of sagebrush, of which 271,991 acres (1,100 km2; 420 sq mi) were in California.[1] At the time, the burn area in California made the Rush Fire the second-largest wildfire in California since 1932 (when accurate area estimates became available).[1] In December 2017, the Thomas Fire surpassed the Rush Fire to become the second-largest wildfire in modern California history, in terms of the area burned in California.[4][5] In mid-August 2018, the Ranch Fire in the Mendocino Complex Fire surpassed the total acreage of the Rush Fire in both California and Nevada.[6]

The fire destroyed important habitat for the greater sage-grouse, as well as a single barn.[7] On August 30, 2012, the Rush Fire was 100% contained.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rush Fire". Inciweb. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. ^ a b "Rush Fire". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Large Fires 2012" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Thomas Fire: InciWeb Incident Information Systems". InciWeb. December 19, 2017. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  5. ^ Hailey Branson-Potts; Nicole Santa Cruz (December 20, 2017). "The Thomas fire is now the second largest in modern California history". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Chris Wilson; David Johnson; Jennifer Calfas (16 August 2018). "California's Massive Wildfires Are Nearly 10 Times the Size of San Francisco". Time. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Rush fire consumes 205,000 acres, one barn". Lassen County Times. 2012-08-17.
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  1. August Complex (2020) (1,032,648 acres, 4,178.98 km2)
  2. Dixie (2021) (963,309 acres, 3,898.37 km2)
  3. Mendocino Complex (2018) (459,123 acres, 1,858.00 km2)
  4. SCU Lightning Complex (2020) (396,624 acres, 1,605.08 km2)
  5. Creek (2020) (379,895 acres, 1,537.38 km2)
  6. LNU Lightning Complex (2020) (363,220 acres, 1,469.9 km2)
  7. North Complex (2020) (318,935 acres, 1,290.68 km2)
  8. Santiago Canyon (1889) (300,000 acres, 1,200 km2)
  9. Thomas (2017) (281,893 acres, 1,140.78 km2)
  10. Cedar (2003) (273,246 acres, 1,105.79 km2)
  11. Rush (2012) (271,911 acres, 1,100.38 km2 in California)
  12. Rim (2013) (257,314 acres, 1,041.31 km2)
  13. Zaca (2007) (240,207 acres, 972.08 km2)
  14. Carr (2018) (229,651 acres, 929.36 km2)
  15. Monument (2021) (223,124 acres, 902.95 km2)
  16. Caldor (2021) (221,835 acres, 897.73 km2)
  17. Matilija (1932) (220,000 acres, 890 km2)
  18. River Complex (2021) (199,359 acres, 806.78 km2)
  19. Witch (2007) (197,990 acres, 801.2 km2)
  20. Klamath Theater Complex (2008) (192,038 acres, 777.15 km2)
Note: The Santiago Canyon Fire dates before 1932, when reliable fire records began.
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