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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 ...
Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning , or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson .
The 2022 Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire was the largest and most destructive wildfire in the history of New Mexico.The fire burned 341,471 acres (138,188 hectares) between early April and late June in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in San Miguel, Mora, and Taos counties.
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 900,000 acres.
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 ...
• Park Fire is largest active wildfire in the US: The Park Fire, the sixth-largest wildfire in California history, has now torched more than 370,000 acres, or 578 square miles ...
The Yellowstone fires of 1988 collectively formed the largest wildfire in the recorded history of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Starting as many smaller individual fires, the flames quickly spread out of control due to drought conditions and increasing winds, combining into several large conflagrations which burned for several months.
[5] [2] The United States Forest Service (USFS) lists an official total of 20,729 acres (8,389 ha). [8] It remains one of the largest recorded fires in the history of the Black Hills. [2] It was the largest fire in the area since the 1931 Rochford Fire. [9] It destroyed 18,838 acres (7,623 ha) of young trees and 12.2 million board-feet of timber.