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The 2021 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the U.S. state of California. By the end of 2021 a total of 8,835 fires were recorded, burning 2,568,948 acres (1,039,616 ha) across the state. [1] Approximately 3,629 structures were damaged or destroyed by the wildfires, and at least seven firefighters and two ...
For the current fires in California, see 2024 California wildfires. Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. 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 ...
The 2020 California wildfire season, part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Over the course of the year, 8,648 fires burned 4,304,379 acres (1,741,920 ha), [1][2] more than four percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire ...
September 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM. A resident stops to watch the Airport Fire burn near his home in the Santa Ana Mountains. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times) As four fires grew in Southern California ...
September 9, 2024 at 7:22 PM. More than 10,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders due to a fast-spreading, uncontrolled wildfire in southern California. The Line Fire also threatens ...
The 2022 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires throughout the U.S. state of California. By the end of the year, a total of 7,667 fires had been recorded, totaling approximately 363,939 acres (147,281 hectares) across the state. Wildfires killed nine people in California in 2022, destroyed 772 structures, and damaged another 104.
The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of September 20, 2024, a total of 6,269 wildfires have burned a cumulative 995,829 acres (402,998 ha). Year-to-date, the number of wildfires and the number of acres burned are higher than the five-year average ...
The Mosquito Fire was California's largest wildfire in 2022. The fire began on September 6, burned 76,788 acres (31,075 hectares) in Placer and El Dorado counties in September and October, and was pronounced fully contained on October 22. It affected the Tahoe and Eldorado National Forests and destroyed 78 structures in the rural communities of ...