<page_title> 2009 California wildfires </page_title> <section_title> Fires </section_title> <table> <cell> 160,577 <col_header> Acres </col_header> </cell> <cell> August 26, 2009 <col_header> Start Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> 209 Structures destroyed, 2 firefighters killed. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 2009 California wildfires began in late August, and resulted in the devastation of 160,577 acres of land, as well as the death of two firefighters.