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The 2020 Colorado wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado as part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With a total of 665,454 acres (269,300 ha) burned, and the 3 largest fires in state history, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season on record.
The Colorado State Forest Service was established by the Colorado General Assembly in 1955 and oversees response to wildfires in Colorado. [ not verified in body ] Part of the 2002 Colorado wildfires that burned nearly 360,000 acres, the Hayman Fire , was the largest wildfire in Colorado state history for nearly 20 years [ 4 ] [ 5 ] until the ...
The Colorado Fire was a wildfire that burned near Big Sur, in Monterey County, California. The fire was first reported around 7:30 p.m. PST on January 21, 2022. As of February 3, 2022, the fire burned 687 acres (278 ha) and was 100% contained. [1] The suspected cause of the fire is said to be from a formerly controlled fire escaping into wildland.
Dozens of active fires. Close to 14,000 firefighters deployed. And California still has four months of its wildfire season in front of it.
In California the Lake Fire, which began Wednesday afternoon on federal land about 63 miles north of Los Angeles, flared up again, consuming a total of 17,482 acres and destroying five structures ...
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Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Marshall Fire: Boulder: 6,200: December 30, 2021: January 1, 2022: Unknown cause. Killed two and destroyed 1,084 structures, becoming the most destructive fire in Colorado history.
• California’s Park Fire is bigger than the size of Los Angeles: The weeklong inferno, which started July 24 in Northern California, is now the fifth-largest wildfire in state history.It has ...