Rush Fire | |
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Date(s) |
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Location |
Lassen County,
California Washoe County, Nevada |
Coordinates | 40°37′16″N 120°09′07″W / 40.621°N 120.152°W |
Statistics [1] [2] | |
Burned area | 315,577 acres (1,280 km2) |
Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 1 |
Ignition | |
Cause | Lightning |
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]
Rush Fire | |
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Date(s) |
|
Location |
Lassen County,
California Washoe County, Nevada |
Coordinates | 40°37′16″N 120°09′07″W / 40.621°N 120.152°W |
Statistics [1] [2] | |
Burned area | 315,577 acres (1,280 km2) |
Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 1 |
Ignition | |
Cause | Lightning |
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]