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The Summer 2008 fires were a concentrated outbreak of wildfires during the late spring and summer of 2008. Over 3,596 individual fires were burning at the height of the period, burning large portions of forests and chaparral in California, injuring at least 34 individuals and killing 32. [5]
The summer 2008 wildfires were widespread and deadly, with at least 3,596 wildfires of various origins burning throughout Northern and Central California, for around four months. In some parts of California, fires recur with some regularity.
The Telegraph Fire was a destructive wildfire in Mariposa County, Central California, in the summer of 2008.After it was unintentionally ignited by a target shooter on July 25, the fire burned 34,091 acres (13,796 hectares) in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada west of Yosemite National Park before it was declared fully contained on August 6.
The Klamath Theater Complex Fire, also known as the Bear Wallow Complex Fire, was the largest wildfire of the 2008 California wildfire season. [4] [1] The complex fire originated as 11 separate wildfires, before merging into a single massive complex fire that burned 192,038 acres (777.15 km 2) in Northern California, and lasted for over 3 months.
To see how wildfires are shifting in California, USA TODAY analyzed state and federal data going back to 1984. ... Before 2008, California had never seen more than a million acres burn in one year ...
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.
The 2008 Iron Alps Complex Fire, also called the Iron/Alps Complex Fire, was a large wildfire complex in Trinity County, California, United States.The complex comprised 48 fires, 36 of which were in the Iron Complex, and 12 in the Alps Complex, [4]: 114 all of which were ignited by lightning on June 21.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the LA fires for Friday, Jan. 10. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...