The 2002 California wildfires were a series of

wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identi ...

s that were active in the state of

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

during the year 2002. In total, there were 8,328 fires that burned of land.

Fires

Below is a list of fires that exceeded or caused a notable amount of damage during the 2002 fire season. The list is taken from

CAL FIRE The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsi ...

's list of large fires.

References

{{California wildfires Wildfires 2002 California, 2002 2002