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By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) throughout the U.S. state of California.The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
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The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...
The Palisades Fire could prove to be among the most destructive in state history, based on data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire. Here's how the history ...
According to Cal Fire spokesperson Jason Clay, the Sites Fire had burned about 10,000 acres and was 0% contained as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Clay said that winds of 10 to 20 mph, accompanied by low ...
New Mexico: Lincoln: 7,532 May 16 July 15 2024 New Mexico wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $25,000,000. [3] Spruce Creek Colorado: Montezuma: 5,692 May 14 May 31 2024 Colorado wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $3,000,000. [3] Wildcat Arizona: Maricopa: 14,402 May 18 July 29 2024 Arizona wildfires – Reportedly human caused ...
VENTURA, Calif. — A raging wildfire in Southern California has prompted evacuations and damaged homes in celebrity-studded Malibu, the iconic, affluent, and mountainous beach community northwest ...
It was active from June 1 to June 6, 2024, and was 100% contained as of August 2024. It was the first fire of the 2024 California wildfire season to burn more than 2,000 acres, and was the largest wildfire of the season until the Post Fire began 9 days after the Corral Fire was declared contained. The burn area contained Site 300, the only ...