| Poe Fire | |
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 The Poe Fire burned southeast of Paradise and north of Lake Oroville. | |
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| Coordinates | 39°42′13″N 121°31′20″W / 39.70361°N 121.52222°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 8,333 acres (3,372 ha; 13 sq mi; 34 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 20+ |
| Structures destroyed | 133+ |
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| Ignition | |
| Cause | Dead tree falling into power lines |
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  The Poe Fire burned in California's Butte County in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada. | |
The 2001 Poe Fire was a destructive wildfire in Butte County, Northern California. After igniting on September 6, the fire burned 8,333 acres (3,372 hectares) and destroyed at least 133 structures in the Big Bend and Yankee Hill areas north of Oroville before it was fully contained on September 12, 2001.[1] The fire was the most destructive incident of California's 2001 wildfire season.[1][2]
The fire started when a tree fell on a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) power line, and a lawsuit against PG&E joined by more than a hundred plaintiffs was settled for several million dollars.
- ^ a b "2001 Large Fires, 300 Acres And Greater" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. February 5, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2004.
- ^ "CDF 2001 Fire Season Summary" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. March 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2003. Retrieved January 9, 2023.