2008 California wildfires
Major Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2008 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

2008 California wildfires

Section Title: Major Fires
Table Section Text: Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (400 ha) during the 2008 fire season. The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.

Name	County	Acres	Km2	Start Date	Contained Date	Notes

Wawona Nw	Mariposa	1,130	4.6	April 9, 2008	April 19, 2008

Honey Bee	Tulare	1,225	5.0	May 6, 2008	May 23, 2008

Colyear	Tehama	1,331	5.4	May 6, 2008	May 9, 2008

Avocado	Fresno	1,100	4.5	May 20, 2008	May 21, 2008

Summit	Santa Cruz	4,270	17.3	May 22, 2008	May 27, 2008

Clover	Tulare	15,300	61.9	May 28, 2008	July 20, 2008

Indians	Monterey	81,378	329.3	June 8, 2008	July 10, 2008

Jackson	Sacramento	6,400	25.9	June 10, 2008	June 12, 2008

Ophir	Butte	1,600	6.5	June 10, 2008	June 13, 2008

41	Madera	3,300	13.4	June 10, 2008	June 11, 2008

Lagrange	Tuolumne	1,346	5.4	June 10, 2008	June 11, 2008

Humboldt	Butte	23,344	94.5	June 11, 2008	June 21, 2008

Whiskey	Tehama	7,783	31.5	June 12, 2008	June 22, 2008

Albion River Lightning	Mendocino	1,000	4.0	June 20, 2008	June 30, 2008

Lime Complex	Trinity	98,715	399.5	June 20, 2008	August 15, 2008

Mad Complex	Trinity	3,705	15.0	June 20, 2008	July 21, 2008

Hells Half Complex	Trinity	15,146	61.3	June 20, 2008	July 28, 2008

South Complex	Humboldt	29,327	118.7	June 20, 2008	September 15, 2008

Brown Complex	San Benito	3,870	15.7	June 21, 2008	June 24, 2008

West Branch	Butte	3,206	13.0	June 21, 2008	June 21, 2008

Frey	Butte	10,000	40.5	June 21, 2008	June 21, 2008

Flea Valley	Butte	1,248	5.1	June 21, 2008	June 21, 2008

Flea Valley 2	Butte	1,248	5.1	June 21, 2008	June 21, 2008

Paradise	Humboldt	1,076	4.4	June 21, 2008	August 1, 2008

Blue 2 Complex	Siskiyou	82,186	332.6	June 20, 2008	Merged into the Klamath Theater Complex Fire

Popcorn	Lassen	3,000	12.1	June 21, 2008	June 22, 2008

Cub Complex	Lassen	19,718	79.8	June 21, 2008	July 20, 2008

Peterson Complex	Lassen	7,842	31.7	June 21, 2008	July 2, 2008

Wild	Napa	4,200	17.0	June 21, 2008	June 26, 2008

Basin Complex	Monterey	162,818	658.9	June 21, 2008	July 27, 2008

Wagers Lightning	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	June 21, 2008	June 21, 2008

Jack Smith Lightning	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	June 21, 2008	July 13, 2008

Mallo B	Mendocino	4,466	18.1	June 21, 2008	July 17, 2008

Squaw 1 Lightning 2	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	June 21, 2008	July 13, 2008

Red Mountain 1	Mendocino	7,515	30.4	June 21, 2008	August 1, 2008

Gate Lightning	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	June 21, 2008	July 13, 2008

Soda Complex	Lake	8,632	34.9	June 21, 2008	July 26, 2008

Canyon Complex	Plumas	47,680	193.0	June 21, 2008	September 30, 2008

Iron Complex	Trinity	105,805	428.2	June 21, 2008	September 9, 2008

Sta 57 Ono Cdf Igo 2	Shasta	4,000	16.2	June 21, 2008	July 24, 2008

Whitmore Old Crow C2	Shasta	2,054	8.3	June 21, 2008	July 15, 2008

EO2A	Shasta	1,200	4.9	June 21, 2008	July 6, 2008

Stein	Shasta	1,148	4.6	June 21, 2008	July 7, 2008

Moon	Shasta	6,030	24.4	June 21, 2008	August 9, 2008

Platina 4	Trinity	12,980	52.5	June 21, 2008	July 4, 2008

Lewiston 8	Trinity	1,311	5.3	June 21, 2008	July 23, 2008

Lakehead	Shasta	27,936	113.1	June 21, 2008	August 23, 2008

Oliver	Mariposa	2,200	8.9	June 21, 2008	June 26, 2008

North Mountain	Tuolumne	2,889	11.7	June 21, 2008	July 3, 2008

American River Complex	Placer	20,541	83.1	June 21, 2008	July 30, 2008

Yuba River Complex	Sierra	4,254	17.2	June 21, 2008	July 15, 2008

Whiskeytown Complex	Shasta	6,420	26.0	June 21, 2008	July 19, 2008

Klamath Theater Complex	Siskiyou	192,038	777.2	June 21, 2008	September 30, 2008	2 firefighters killed.

Popcorn	Lassen	3,000	12.1	June 22, 2008	July 8, 2008

Mill Complex	Tehama	2,100	8.5	June 22, 2008	June 29, 2008

Walker	Lake	15,000	60.7	June 22, 2008	June 29, 2008

Orr Springs Rd Ukv 2	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	June 22, 2008	July 10, 2008

5-8 Cliff Lightning	Mendocino	1,000	4.0	June 22, 2008	July 13, 2008

Venture	Shasta	1,912	7.7	June 22, 2008	July 4, 2008

Corral	Lassen	12,500	50.6	June 23, 2008	July 7, 2008

Oliver	Mariposa	2,789	11.3	June 23, 2008	July 6, 2008

Mill Creek	Tehama	13,580	55.0	June 24, 2008	July 1, 2008

Piute	Kern	37,026	149.8	June 28, 2008	July 25, 2008

Hardy	Mendocino	5,581	22.6	June 30, 2008	June 30, 2008

Gap	Santa Barbara	9,443	38.2	July 1, 2008	July 28, 2008

Butch Lightning	Mendocino	2,800	11.3	July 4, 2008	July 4, 2008

Lost Pipe Lightning	Mendocino	1,200	4.9	July 4, 2008	July 10, 2008

Jack Smith Lightning	Mendocino	2,000	8.1	July 4, 2008	July 15, 2008

Albion Lightning	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	July 4, 2008	July 8, 2008

Horse Lightning	Mendocino	1,000	4.0	July 4, 2008	July 8, 2008

Orr Series Lightning	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	July 4, 2008	July 13, 2008

Montgomery Flat Lightning	Mendocino	3,000	12.1	July 4, 2008	July 15, 2008

Alder Creek Beach	Mendocino	1,000	4.0	July 7, 2008	July 7, 2008

Tehipite	Fresno	11,596	46.9	July 19, 2008	November 11, 2008

Panther	Siskiyou	72,344	292.8	July 24, 2008	September 30, 2008

Telegraph	Mariposa	34,091	138.0	July 25, 2008	September 15, 2008

Rich	Plumas	6,112	24.7	July 29, 2008	August 10, 2008

Craig	Butte	2,001	8.1	August 3, 2008	August 11, 2008

Rim	Butte	1,651	6.7	August 13, 2008	August 13, 2008

Empire	Butte	2,000	8.1	August 13, 2008	August 13, 2008

Camp Beldon and Pit	Butte	47,647	192.8	August 13, 2008	August 13, 2008

Smokey	Butte	1,324	5.4	August 13, 2008	August 13, 2008

Jack	Siskiyou	6,900	27.9	August 17, 2008	August 22, 2008

Gladding	Placer	1,000	4.0	September 1, 2008	September 3, 2008

Gulch	Shasta	2,847	11.5	September 7, 2008	September 11, 2008

Hidden	Tulare	3,668	14.8	September 10, 2008	September 30, 2008

Chalk	Monterey	16,269	65.8	September 25, 2008	October 29, 2008

November	San Diego	1,400	5.7	October 8, 2008	October 9, 2008

Marek	Los Angeles	4,824	19.5	October 12, 2008	October 16, 2008

Sesnon	Los Angeles	14,703	59.5	October 13, 2008	October 18, 2008

Juliett	San Diego	4,026	16.3	October 13, 2008	October 17, 2008

Lackerman	Butte	1,310	5.3	October 23, 2008	October 23, 2008

Tea	Santa Barbara	1,940	7.9	November 13, 2008	November 17, 2008

Sayre	Los Angeles	11,200	45.3	November 14, 2008	November 20, 2008

Freeway Complex	Riverside	30,305	122.6	November 15, 2008	November 22, 2008

Sentence(s)

On May 22, 2008, the Summit Fire broke out in the Santa Cruz, which became the major fire.

final_sentence: On May 22, 2008, the Summit Fire broke out in the Santa Cruz, which became the major fire.