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The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of December 13, 2024 [update] , a total of 7,934 wildfires have burned a cumulative 1,049,452 acres (424,698 ha).
Remains of houses destroyed in the Oakland firestorm of 1991 Satellite image from October, 2003 including Cedar Fire, one of the largest wildfires in California history Starting in 2001, the National Interagency Fire Center began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state.
The 2023 California wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares).
In 2024, more than 7,500 wildfires burned over 1,040,525 acres of land in California and destroyed over 1,708 structures, not including those destroyed in the Mountain Fire.
LOS ANGELES – Firefighters have begun to get a handle on an explosive wildfire that has now destroyed more than 100 homes in Southern California. Six people have been hurt in the fire, including ...
It was 17% contained and had burned 20,630 acres as of Saturday morning, according to the state wildfire fighting agency Cal Fire. On Friday, containment jumped from 7% to 14% by the end of the day.
A Los Angeles County firefighter battles flames as a home burns from the Mountain Fire on Nov. 6, 2024 in Camarillo, California. Pushed by strong winds, the fire has burned across more than 10,000 ...
Active wildfires across California have consumed more than 626,000 acres as of Saturday, according to Cal Fire. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for areas affected by two ...