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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).
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [2] [3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
The Clearinghouse is administered by the California Fire Safe Council, Inc. (CFSCI) on behalf of the members of the Fire Alliance. For these services, the CFSCI receives reimbursement or direct and indirect expenses related to grant administration. The CFSCI is a 501(c)(3) California non-profit corporation headquartered in McClellan, California.
A legislative proposal to overhaul California's decades-old wildfire mapping system is generating intense debate, with critics saying it threatens to fundamentally reshape the state's fire and ...
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...
Real time maps from California Fire Department show how the blaze has spread to over 3,000 acres of land – an area twice the size of Central Park ... with a total of 7,909 wildfires burning a ...
According to CAL FIRE, fire crews continue to gain ground, and the blaze is now more than 89% contained. However, firefighters will now face a renewed threat of strong winds as they attempt to ...
Fire safe councils are grassroots community-based organizations in California that share the objective of making communities less vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire.Fire safe councils accomplish this objective through education programs and projects such as shaded fuel breaks or firebreaks to protect area residents against an oncoming wildfire and to provide firefighters with a place to fight ...