2004 wildfire in Northern California
Rumsey Fire |
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Smoke from the Rumsey Fire tints the sunset 90 miles to the south |
Date(s) | - October 10, 2004 (2004-10-10) –
- October 16, 2004 (2004-10-16)
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Location | Rumsey Canyon, Rumsey, California |
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Burned area | 39,138 acres (158.39 km2) |
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Deaths | None |
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Non-fatal injuries | 4 |
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Structures destroyed | 5 |
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Damage | $10.3 million |
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Cause | Arson |
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The Rumsey Fire in Yolo County, California was the largest fire of the 2004 California wildfire season.[1] The fire burned from October 10 through October 16, 2004[2] destroying 39,138 acres (158.39 km2) of land. Four days after the fire broke out, officials confirmed that it was the work of an arsonist.[3] Of the structures destroyed by the fire, four were unoccupied mobile homes and the fifth structure was the CAL FIRE Berryessa lookout tower.[4]
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