Selected Fires from 2012

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Wildfire crowning with tall flames in a forest of conifers.

Selected Wildfires

Each selected wildfire analyzed burned more than 1,000 acres of forestland (land that grows trees) on national forest in California. For each fire there is a summary table of the vegetation conditions; an image of the fire overlaid on a quadrangle map with the image highlighting the fire boundary and burned areas that are non forest, forested and deforested; and a pdf of the fire for download which also provides a clearer view of the fire.

Summary of All 2012 Fires Combined

Pie chart displaying post fire conditions from 2012 fires, 184,937 acres of National forest forestland. Deforested: Wilderness, etc. 5,300 acres or 3 percent. Deforested: Not Wilderness, etc. 54,400 acres or 29 percent. Forested: Not wilderness, etc. 111,500 acres or 60 percent. Forested: wilderness, etc. 13,700 acres or 7 percent.

 

Bagley Fire, Barry Point Fire, Bear Fire, Chips Fire, Flat Fire, Fort Complex, George Fire, Mill Fire, North Pass Fire, Ramsey Fire, Reading Fire, Salt Creek Fire, Stanfford Fire, Williamns Fire.

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after Selected 2012 Wildfires on National Forests in California (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 60 54 29 68 7 15 234
fir 499 982 964 2,660 1,752 4,071 10,928
pine 489 676 2,108 6,262 6,623 5,609 21,767
Douglas -fir 1,860 6,344 6,097 17,020 1,667 5,428 38,417
mixed conifer 1,299 2,586 16,276 39,946 10,626 21,820 92,554
closed cone conifers 41 37 2,966 746 1,457 351 5,597
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 19 2 0 0 21
pinyon juniper 0 0 4 2 436 409 851
hardwood 1,075 2,986 2,948 6,205 447 908 14,568
sub total 5,325 13,664 31,409 72,912 23,015 38,612 184,937
shrub / non-forest 17,533
other ownership 7,451
total 209,921

 

Bagley Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Bagley Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 1 2 127 338 45 56 565
pine types 0 1 5 70 1 71 146
Douglas -fir 7 34 563 5,559 181 1,721 8,062
mixed conifer types 17 49 2,150 12,661 375 3,838 19,088
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 5 12 349 2,327 31 338 3,059
sub total 28 96 3,191 20,953 631 6,023 30,919
shrub / non-forest 1,450
other ownership 13,632
total 46,001
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Barry Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Barry Point Fire on the Modoc National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 95 26 50 19 6,188 4,176 10,551
Douglas -fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mixed conifer types 16 3 78 3 203 33 334
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 1 1 4 3 436 409 851
hardwood 0 0 1 1 1 3 4
sub total 111 29 131 25 6,826 4,619 11,739
shrub / non-forest 4,887
other ownership 76,137
total 92,761
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Bear Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Bear Fire on the Sierra National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 61 54 0 0 0 0 115
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 270 108 0 0 0 0 377
Douglas -fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mixed conifer types 79 58 0 0 0 0 137
closed cone conifers 36 36 0 0 0 0 71
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sub total 444 254 0 0 0 0 698
shrub / non-forest 284
other ownership 0
total 981
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Chips Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Chips Fire on the Lassen and Plumas National Forests (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 17 5 211 783 613 1,942 3,567
pine types 1 58 1,451 4,900 131 743 7,281
Douglas -fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mixed conifer types 63 285 10,708 21,206 6,739 13,895 52,895
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 1 11 366 1,060 20 144 1,599
sub total 80 357 12,735 27,947 7,501 16,723 65,340
shrub / non-forest 2,020
other ownership 5,609
total 72,968
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Flat Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Flat Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 1 0 1 4 2 2 7
Douglas -fir 1 1 561 319 77 34 990
mixed conifer types 0 0 18 19 4 5 44
closed cone conifers 1 1 24 18 3 3 46
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 1 1 360 198 17 7 581
sub total 1 1 962 556 102 47 1,666
shrub / non-forest 14
other ownership 15
total 1,693
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Fort Complex Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Fort Complex on the Klamath National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 1 10 0 2 13
fir types 1 0 98 161 18 26 301
pine types 1 4 211 769 27 268 1,277
Douglas -fir 1 4 1,595 4,664 118 517 6,896
mixed conifer types 1 1 1,437 3,552 115 323 5,426
closed cone conifers 1 1 7 1 5 2 14
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 19 3 0 0 21
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 1 1 681 1,096 14 37 1,827
sub total 2 7 4,046 10,252 294 1,172 15,771
shrub / non-forest 5,312
other ownership 1,026
total 22,108
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

George Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the George Fire on the Sequoia National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 5 21 1 1 1 1 27
pine types 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Douglas -fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mixed conifer types 320 274 10 24 319 223 1,169
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 3 41 44
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 3 8 27 2 14 1 53
sub total 327 302 38 26 336 266 1,292
shrub / non-forest 424
other ownership 0
total 1,716
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Mill Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Mill Fire on the Mendocino National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 1 1 250 268 213 200 931
Douglas -fir 1 3 1,321 1,451 474 682 3,929
mixed conifer types 2 1 307 573 277 344 1,501
closed cone conifers 6 2 2,868 686 1,444 292 5,296
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 1 1 742 335 185 73 1,334
sub total 9 5 5,486 3,312 2,592 1,588 12,989
shrub / non-forest 13,314
other ownership 3,244
total 29,546
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

North Pass Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the North Pass Fire on the Mendocino National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 1 1 20 1 3 22
fir types 454 943 161 817 95 686 3,153
pine types 124 480 69 157 53 116 997
Douglas -fir 1,715 6,143 1,098 2,823 628 2,031 14,436
mixed conifer types 782 1,849 155 747 75 317 3,922
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 749 2,800 307 1,090 135 285 5,363
sub total 3,821 12,213 1,790 5,651 984 3,435 27,892
shrub / non-forest 3,193
other ownership 10,944
total 42,027
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Ramsey Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Ramsey Fire on the Stanislaus National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 0 3 3 2 29 37 71
pine types 0 2 0 1 2 15 18
Douglas -fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mixed conifer types 3 59 102 176 105 303 747
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 2 44 1 6 0 2 53
sub total 5 107 105 183 135 360 892
shrub / non-forest 242
other ownership 60
total 1,193
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Reading Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Reading Fire on the Lassen National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 25 11 367 563 957 1,327 3,247
pine types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas -fir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
mixed conifer types 21 11 1,201 871 2,406 2,531 7,039
closed cone conifers 0 1 0 0 0 6 6
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sub total 46 22 1,568 1,433 3,362 3,863 10,291
shrub / non-forest 759
other ownership 17,006
total 28,055
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Salt Creek Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Salt Creek Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 1 0 1 1 1 1 2
Douglas -fir 5 1 265 126 62 24 480
mixed conifer types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
closed cone conifers 1 0 48 11 4 1 64
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 2 1 84 32 31 14 161
sub total 7 2 397 168 97 37 706
shrub / non-forest 97
other ownership 181
total 983
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Stafford Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Stafford Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 28 40 8 12 87
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 1 1 75 78 9 23 184
Douglas -fir 1 6 697 2,082 131 423 3,337
mixed conifer types 0 0 114 119 12 14 257
closed cone conifers 0 0 20 32 1 5 56
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 0 1 35 65 2 9 110
sub total 1 7 966 2,413 160 485 4,029
shrub / non-forest 97
other ownership 298
total 4,424
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.

 

Williams Fire

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Williams Fire on the Angeles National Forest (acres)
vegetation type treatments NOT permitted treatments permitted treatments permitted total within fire perimeter
deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition deforested condition forested condition
steep ground
( > 30 % slope)		 flat ground
( < 30 % slope)
alpine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
fir types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pine types 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas -fir 133 156 0 0 0 0 289
mixed conifer types 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
closed cone conifers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
coastal conifer / cypress 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
hardwood 316 113 1 0 1 1 430
sub total 449 270 1 0 1 1 720
shrub / non-forest 3,403
other ownership 53
total 4,176
 

Fire boundary shown with areas of forested, deforested, and not forested forestland.