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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 ...
Esperanza Fire: California: Arson-caused wildfire that killed 5 firefighters and destroyed 34 homes and 20 outbuildings. 2006: 160,000 acres (65,000 ha) Day Fire: California: 1 residence burned, no casualties. 2007: 564,450 acres (228,420 ha) Sweat Farm Road/Big Turnaround Complex Fire: Georgia: Largest recorded fire in Georgia history. 26 ...
The Old Fire was a large complex wildfire that started on October 25, 2003 (the original Old Fire began on October 25), near Old Waterman Canyon Road and California State Route 18 in the San Bernardino Mountains, in San Bernardino County, Southern California, United States. The Old Fire caused at least $1.2 billion in damages. [2] [3] The Old ...
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 ...
A series of lighting strikes on Friday has exacerbated a wildfire in California. The fire killed six people, incinerated nearly 700 buildings, and jeopardized nearly 14,000 firefighters who are ...
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, some of the worst California ...