| Rush Fire | |
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| Part of the2012 California wildfires | |
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| Location | Lassen County,California Washoe County,Nevada |
| Coordinates | 40°37′16″N120°09′07″W / 40.621°N 120.152°W /40.621; -120.152 |
| Statistics[1][2] | |
| Burned area | 315,577 acres (1,280 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 1 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
TheRush Fire was the largestwildfire of the2012 California wildfire season.[3] The fire, which started inLassen County,California, eventually spread intoWashoe County,Nevada. The fire consumed a total of 315,577 acres (490 sq mi; 1,280 km2) of sagebrush, of which 271,991 acres (1,100 km2; 420 sq mi) were in California.[1] At the time, the burn area in California made the Rush Fire the second-largest wildfire in California since 1932 (when accurate area estimates became available).[1] In December 2017, theThomas Fire surpassed the Rush Fire to become the second-largest wildfire in modern California history, in terms of the area burned in California.[4][5] In mid-August 2018, the Ranch Fire in theMendocino Complex Fire surpassed the total acreage of the Rush Fire in both California and Nevada.[6]
The fire destroyed important habitat for thegreater sage-grouse, as well as a single barn.[7] On August 30, 2012, the Rush Fire was 100% contained.[2]
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