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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. 2016 wildfire in Southern California Blue Cut Fire Smoke rises above the fire on August 17 Date(s) August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) – August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23) Location Cajon Pass, San Bernardino County, California Coordinates 34°16′03″N 117°27′24″W / 34.26763°N 117. ...
It showed that the most common causes of wildfires from 1992 to 2020 were mishaps related to vehicles and other equipment. “More than 95% of these are human-ignited fires,” he wrote in an email.
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire ( in Australia ), desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, prairie fire, vegetation fire, or ...
Wildfires can occur due to natural or man-made elements. The four most common natural elements that can cause a wildfire are lightning, an eruption from a volcano, sparks from a rockfall, and spontaneous combustion. [12] [13] The most common man-made causes for wildfires include debris burning or other carelessness and arson.
The Hurst Fire began on Jan. 7 and has burned nearly 800 acres in the north San Fernando Valley area, near the city of Sylmar. Cal Fire has not identified a cause of the fire and officials have ...
Devastating fires in Lahaina, Hawaii and Paradise, California share a crucial root cause with the LA blazes. It's a clue to our fire future.
The underground point of origin of the earthquake is called the seismic focus. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or wildlife – it is usually the secondary events that they trigger, such as building collapse, fires, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, that cause ...
Lightning is the most common natural cause of wildfires. In higher elevations lightning sometimes strikes dry vegetation, which sparks a fire that can easily become uncontrollable, particularly ...