2009 California wildfires
Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) during the 2009 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

2009 California wildfires

Section Title: Fires
Table Section Text: Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) during the 2009 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name	County	Acres	Km2	Start Date	Contained Date	Notes

Jesusita	Santa Barbara	8,733	35.3	May 5, 2009	May 20, 2009	160 structures destroyed

Grouse	Mariposa	3,047	12.3	May 30, 2009	July 13, 2009

Harden	Tuolumne	1,661	6.7	June 8, 2009	July 11, 2009

Explosive	San Joaquin	2,163	8.8	June 19, 2009	June 19, 2009

Lion Complex	Tulare	3,988	16.1	June 30, 2009	August 21, 2009

Backbone	Trinity	6,324	25.6	July 1, 2009	July 24, 2009	1 fatality

Yankee	San Diego	2,200	8.9	July 11, 2009	July 14, 2009

Fork	Inyo	3,268	13.2	July 18, 2009	July 27, 2009

Tennant	Siskiyou	3,225	13.1	July 19, 2009	July 27, 2009

Knight	Tuolumne	6,130	24.8	July 26, 2009	August 11, 2009

Wildcat	Tuolumne	1,100	4.5	July 29, 2009	August 31, 2009

Hat Creek Complex	Shasta	11,269	45.6	August 1, 2009	August 12, 2009

W-4	Lassen	1,500	6.1	August 1, 2009	August 7, 2009

Dodge Complex	Lassen	1,600	6.5	August 1, 2009	August 3, 2009

Brown	Shasta	1,000	4.0	August 2, 2009	August 12, 2009

Fairfield	Shasta	1,664	6.7	August 2, 2009	August 21, 2009

Chalk (Shu Complex)	Shasta	6,895	27.9	August 3, 2009	August 16, 2009

Goose (Shu Complex)	Shasta	3,918	15.9	August 3, 2009	August 17, 2009

Cassel (Shu Complex)	Shasta	6,319	25.6	August 3, 2009	August 14, 2009

La Brea	Santa Barbara	89,489	362.1	August 8, 2009	August 23, 2009

Lockheed	Santa Cruz	7,817	31.6	August 12, 2009	August 23, 2009	13 structures destroyed

Coffin	Trinity	1,300	5.3	August 12, 2009	August 15, 2009

Corral	San Joaquin	12,200	49.4	August 13, 2009	August 16, 2009

Yuba	Yuba	3,891	15.7	August 14, 2009	August 24, 2009

Red Rock	Siskiyou	1,364	5.5	August 21, 2009	September 4, 2009

Morris	Los Angeles	2,168	8.8	August 25, 2009	September 3, 2009

Bryson	Monterey	3,383	13.7	August 25, 2009	August 29, 2009

Station	Los Angeles	160,577	649.8	August 26, 2009	October 16, 2009	209 Structures destroyed, 2 firefighters killed.

Big Meadows	Mariposa	7,425	30.0	August 26, 2009	September 10, 2009

Gloria	Monterey	6,437	26.0	August 27, 2009	September 1, 2009

Cottonwood	Riverside	2,409	9.7	August 27, 2009	August 31, 2009

Pacheco	Santa Clara	1,600	6.5	August 29, 2009	August 30, 2009

Oak Glen III	San Bernardino	1,159	4.7	August 30, 2009	September 8, 2009

Oasis	Lake	1,500	6.1	September 7, 2009	September 12, 2009

Guiberson	Ventura	17,500	70.8	September 22, 2009	October 1, 2009

Six	Yolo	1,235	5.0	October 1, 2009	October 1, 2009

Sheep	San Bernardino	7,128	28.8	October 3, 2009	October 10, 2009

Mill Creek #4	Humboldt	2,750	11.1	October 7, 2009	October 17, 2009

Sentence(s)

The 2009 California wildfires began in late August, and resulted in the devastation of 160,577 acres of land, as well as the death of two firefighters.

final_sentence: The 2009 California wildfires began in late August, and resulted in the devastation of 160,577 acres of land, as well as the death of two firefighters.