California, 2000

Wildfire in California, September 29 to 30, 2000

September 29 to 30, 2000 · NWS STO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A wildfire ignited five miles west of Red Bluff and strong winds and steep terrain made containment efforts difficult. Five out-buildings and one radio vault were destroyed and 8284 acres were burned before the fire was finally contained in early October.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$547 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.

A wildfire ignited five miles west of Red Bluff and strong winds and steep terrain made containment efforts difficult. Five out-buildings and one radio vault were destroyed and 8284 acres were burned before the fire was finally contained in early October.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Tehama

When
September 29, 12:01 AM PST to September 30, 11:59 PM PST
Where
Tehama County, 5 mi W of Red Bluff
Property damage
$547 million
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
40.126, -122.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161401.