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The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires.
The 2018 Camp Fire in the town of Paradise scorched more than 150,000 acres and was the deadliest wildfire in California's history. Ninety-five percent of the town burned in the fire. Ninety-five ...
The Iron Alps Complex's ten fatalities make it one of the deadliest wildfires in California history, landing at #12 on the list maintained by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). [7] The fire destroyed or damaged a total of 2 [4]: 114 or 10 [7] structures. Suppression costs reached nearly $74 million ($105 ...
The fire tornado, which had peak windspeeds of 143 miles per hour (230 km/h), killed at least three people and injured five others while on the ground for approximately thirty minutes. The fire tornado was the most powerful in California history, and was the deadliest fire tornado to ever form as part of a larger event.
The death toll had climbed to five people, as the fast-moving wildfires continued to sweep across the LA area. The Palisades fire had burned more than 17,200 acres, while the Eaton fire has ...
The second-deadliest fire, the 1933 Griffith Park blaze, killed 29 people in just two days, and the Tunnel-Oakland Hills Fire in 1991, which left 25 people dead, stretched just five days. Other ...
Thousands of Californians evacuated their homes on Saturday as fierce wildfires spread due to constantly shifting winds.
The 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California's Butte County was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. The fire began on the morning of Thursday, November 8, 2018, when part of a poorly maintained Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) transmission line in the Feather River Canyon failed during strong katabatic winds.