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In January 2021 alone, 297 fires burned 1,171 acres (4.74 km 2) on nonfederal land according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is almost triple the number of fires and more than 20 times the acreage of the five-year average for January.
The below map of evacuation zones is current as of Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The zones highlighted in red are areas under evacuation orders due to the Eaton Fire as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 12.
Multiple major wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. ... Maps: See how large the California wildfires are ...
The 2021 Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties in Northern California. [4] Named after a nearby Dixie Road, [5] the fire began in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Dam in Butte County on July 13, 2021, and burned 963,309 acres (389,837 ha) before it was declared 100 percent contained on October 25, 2021. [6]
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles.
Palisades Fire. Size: 23,713 acres Containment: 19% County: Los Angeles Since its discovery on Jan 7th, the fire caused eight civilian fatalities, destroyed 2,191 structures, damaged 397, and ...
856 structures destroyed, 71 structures damaged; 15 injuries; At the time, it was the fourth-largest fire and the largest single (non-complex) fire in California history (surpassed by the Dixie Fire in 2021). [106] [107] [108] El Dorado: San Bernardino, Riverside: 22,744: September 5: November 16