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Largest wildfire in California history. This fire was divided into three zones: the August Complex North Zone (Elkhorn Fire), the August Complex South Zone (Doe Fire), and the August Complex West Zone due to the enormous size. 2020: 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) 2020 Oregon wildfires: Oregon: Destroyed over 3,000 buildings, and killed at least ...
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. [20]
Western perimeter fires on one of the largest fires in United States history. The center of the burn was in Idaho and Montana 1902 Yacolt Burn [50] Yacolt Burn Clark / Skamania / Cowlitz: 238,900 acres (96,700 ha) Unknown 65+ Unknown A complex of several fires The majority was as one fire between Carson and Yacolt Fire-killed Douglas-fir in 1934
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [3]
The Panhandle wildfires continue to rage.The Smokehouse Creek Fire became the largest in state history, topping the 2006 Amarillo East Complex fires that claimed 12 lives and burned more than ...
According to the Forest Service, the 30 largest wildfires in Texas history have occurred since 1988. The largest prior to this week’s fire was the 2006 East Amarillo Complex Fire, which consumed ...
The Smokehouse Creek Fire which ignited Monday in the Texas Panhandle has burned over 1 million acres and is now considered the largest wildfire in the state’s history, officials said.. The ...
2014 Northwest Territories fires Canada: 3,000,000 0 [13] 10 2020 California wildfires United States: 1,779,730 33 [14] 11 2010 Bolivia forest fires Bolivia: 1,500,000 0 [15] 12 2006–2007 Australian bushfire season Australia: 1,300,000 5 [16] 13 2017 British Columbia wildfires Canada: 1,148,000 0 [17] 14 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires ...