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	• Moonlight Fire
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	• Witch Fire
	• Zaca Fire
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Selected Fires from 2007

Explanatory Notes

**Fires Over 1,000 acres on National Forests in California in 2007**
Selection	Fire Name	Forest	Total Acres	Notes
Selected	ZACA	Los Padres	242,000	48,100 ac NF forestland
Selected	WITCH	Cleveland	160,000	3,500 ac NF forestland
Selected	MOONLIGHT	Plumas	66,000	45,000 ac NF forestland
Selected	RANCH	Angeles, Los Padres	57,200	2,600 ac NF forestland
Selected	POOMACHA	Cleveland	46,800	2,900 ac NF forestland
Selected	INYO COMPLEX	Inyo	35,200	1,600 ac NF forestland
Selected	SANTIAGO	Cleveland	28,600	900 ac NF forestland
Selected	ANTELOPE COMPLEX	Plumas	23,600	22,300 ac NF forestland
Selected	ELK COMPLEX	Klamath	17,100	16,500 ac NF forestland
Selected	BUTLER 2	San Bernardino	14,700	11,900 ac NF forestland
Selected	SLIDE	San Bernardino	13,000	9,200 ac NF forestland
Selected	FLETCHER	Modoc	8,200	1,100 ac NF forestland
Selected	GOLDLEDGE	Sequoia	4,400	1,100 ac NF forestland
Selected	ANGORA	Tahoe Basin	3,200	2,400 ac NF forestland
Selected	CHINA-BACK COMPLEX	Klamath	2,900	1,900 ac NF forestland
Not Selected	NORTH	San Bernardino	2,200	100 ac NF forestland
Not Selected	PINE	Cleveland	2,200	100 ac NF forestland
Not Selected	WALLOW	Shasta-Trinity	1,400	800 ac NF forestland
Not Selected	GROUSE	Sequoia	1,000	all Golden Trout Wilderness

**Table Key**
Code	Meaning
Selected	Most of the acreage burned in a given year is explained by fires larger than 1,000 acres. Fires were selected for analysis if more than 1,000 acres of forestland burned.
Not Selected	These fire were not analyzed because less than 1,000 acres of forestland burned.

Angora, Antelope Complex, Butler2, China-Back Complex, Elk Complex, Fletcher, Goldledge, Inyo Complex, Moonlight, Poomacha, Ranch, Santiago, Slide, Witch, Zaca

Last updated 12/03/07

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after Selected 2007 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine	44	120	0	0	0	0	164
fir	30	18	830	887	1,207	1,414	4,385
pine	302	211	2,940	1,256	8,565	5,631	18,904
Douglas-fir	3,492	3,103	3,202	11,857	626	2,458	24,738
mixed conifer	1,059	1,986	17,837	6,940	26,006	11,742	65,570
closed cone conifers	5,088	2,776	931	508	956	542	10,800
coastal conifer/cypress	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
pinyon juniper	2,384	512	1,744	768	2,031	443	7,882
hardwood	14,693	8,464	5,590	3,929	3,462	2,419	38,558
Sub Total	27,093	17,189	33,072	26,145	42,852	24,649	171,001
shrub/non-forest							276,495
other ownership							261,210
Total							708,706

Angora Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Angora Fire on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
Jeffrey pine			55	9	443	203	710
eastside mixed conifer			457	107	556	211	1,330
lodgepole pine					294	59	353
Sub Total	0	0	512	116	1,293	472	2,393
shrub/non-forest							319
other ownership							440
Total							3,152

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

Antelope Complex Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Antelope Complex Fire on the Plumas 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types			34	14	33	7	88
pine types			816	273	3,318	3,007	7,413
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types		6	3,485	1,156	7,163	2,982	14,791
closed cone conifers							0
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj							0
hardwood						6	6
Sub Total	0	6	4,334	1,443	10,513	6,001	22,298
shrub/non-forest							779
other ownership							532
Total							23,609

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

Butler2 Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Butler2 Fire on the San Bernardino 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types			41		6		47
pine types	5	1	716	241	2,778	752	4,493
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types	1	2	1,376	417	1,158	565	3,519
closed cone conifers			172	127	166	69	534
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj	2		420	235	1,506	330	2,493
hardwood			152	101	439	142	834
Sub Total	8	3	2,877	1,121	6,053	1,858	11,920
shrub/non-forest							2,633
other ownership							115
Total							14,668

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

China-Back Complex Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the China-Back Complex Fire 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir							0
pine							0
Douglas-fir			349	444	31	65	889
mixed conifer		1	40	235	10	36	322
closed cone conifers							0
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pinyon juniper							0
hardwood	9	2	146	427	9	53	646
Sub Total	9	3	535	1,106	50	154	1,857
shrub/non-forest							879
other ownership							213
Total							2,949

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

Elk Complex Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Elk Complex Fire 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir							0
pine			16	71	2	31	120
Douglas-fir	67	704	1335	10,774	249	2,251	15,380
mixed conifer	47	138	3	41		6	235
closed cone conifers							0
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pinyon juniper							0
hardwood		27	74	599	11	79	790
Sub Total	114	869	1,428	11,485	262	2,367	16,525
shrub/non-forest							390
other ownership							140
Total							17,055

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

Fletcher Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Fletcher 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types							0
pine types	8		144	23	712	153	1,040
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types			23		43		66
closed cone conifers							0
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj			9				9
hardwood							0
Sub Total	8	0	176	23	755	153	1,115
shrub/non-forest							1,111
other ownership							5,961
Total							8,187

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

Goldledge Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Goldledge 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types				50			50
pine types			10	77		5	93
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types			43	138		8	190
closed cone conifers			35	11	7	5	58
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj			161	163	10	5	339
hardwood			116	200	25	29	370
Sub Total	0	0	364	639	42	52	1,098
shrub/non-forest							3,330
other ownership							0
Total							4,427

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

Inyo Complex Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Inyo Complex Fire on the Inyo 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine	44	120					164
fir types	27	13					41
pine types	189	48	32	19	4	2	295
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types	105	12					117
closed cone conifers	4	2					6
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj	48	22	200	56	33	12	370
hardwood	159	10	78	4	310	5	567
Sub Total	577	228	310	79	347	19	1,560
shrub/non-forest							21,786
other ownership							11,891
Total							35,237

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

Moonlight Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Moonlight Fire on the Plumas 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir	3	5	754	822	1,167	1,397	4,147
pine	9	11	986	392	922	885	3,206
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer	74	27	11,043	3,533	15,602	6,542	36,820
closed cone conifers							0
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pinyon juniper							0
hardwood	1	1	300	205	171	172	849
Sub Total	86	44	13,083	4,952	17,861	8,995	45,022
shrub/non-forest							2,153
other ownership							18,841
Total							66,015

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

Poomacha Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Poomacha Fire on the Cleveland 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types				1	1	11	14
pine types							0
Douglas-fir	93	211	516	203	33	30	1,086
mixed conifer types				1	1	1	3
closed cone conifers	36	14	115	31	153	35	383
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj							0
hardwood	420	186	481	114	151	59	1,412
Sub Total	549	412	1,112	350	339	136	2,898
shrub/non-forest							1,976
other ownership							41,941
Total							46,814

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

Ranch Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Ranch Fire on the Angeles & Los Padres 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types							0
pine types							0
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types							0
closed cone conifers	18	16	10		1	0	45
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj							0
hardwood	389	224	911	389	451	166	2,529
Sub Total	407	239	921	389	451	166	2,574
shrub/non-forest							14,424
shrub/non-forest							26,176
other ownership							14,020
Total							57,194

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

Santiago Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Santiago Fire on the Cleveland 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types							0
pine types							0
Douglas-fir			79	58	9	5	150
mixed conifer types							0
closed cone conifers			20	2	13	1	36
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj							0
hardwood		1	303	266	83	54	707
Sub Total	0	1	402	326	105	61	894
shrub/non-forest							5,858
other ownership							21,870
Total							28,622

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

Slide Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Slide Fire on the San Bernardino 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types							0
pine types	2	2	164	151	386	593	1,297
Douglas-fir			50	24	17	22	114
mixed conifer types	12	15	1,366	1,275	1,473	1,381	5,521
closed cone conifers	1	1	236	211	172	307	928
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj							0
hardwood	4	2	580	197	347	259	1,388
Sub Total	19	20	2,396	1,857	2,394	2,562	9,249
shrub/non-forest							1,278
other ownership							2,434
Total							12,960

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

Witch Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Witch Fire on the Cleveland 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types							0
pine types							0
Douglas-fir							0
mixed conifer types							0
closed cone conifers			25	1	43		70
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj							0
hardwood	11	15	861	679	836	1,004	3,408
Sub Total	11	15	887	680	880	1,004	3,477
shrub/non-forest							38,118
other ownership							118,373
Total							159,968

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

Zaca Fire 2007

Summary of Vegetation Conditions after the Zaca Fire on the Los Padres 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
	Deforested Condition	Forested Condition	Steep Ground ( > 30 % Slope)		Flat Ground ( < 30 % Slope)
alpine							0
fir types							0
pine types	90	148					238
Douglas-fir	3,332	2,188	873	354	288	85	7,119
mixed conifer types	820	1,785	1	38	1	11	2,656
closed cone conifers	5,029	2,743	317	125	108	66	8,387
coastal conifer/cypress							0
pj	2,334	490	954	315	481	97	4,671
hardwood	13,700	7,996	1,587	749	629	390	25,051
Sub Total	25,305	15,350	3,733	1,580	1,507	647	48,122
shrub/non-forest							181,462
other ownership							12,284
Total							241,867

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

USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region
Last Modified: Friday, 13 April 2012 at 19:32:49 EDT