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It was the first fire known to have burned across the crest of the Sierra Nevada (followed by the Caldor Fire later in the season). [10][11] Smoke from the Dixie Fire caused unhealthy air quality across the Western United States, [12] including states as far east as Utah and Colorado. [13][14][15] The Dixie Fire was the most expensive wildfire ...
California land area totals 99,813,760 or roughly 100 million acres, so since 2000, the area that burned annually has ranged between 90,000 acres, or 0.09%, and 1,590,000 acres, or 1.59% of the total land of California. [2] During the 2020 wildfire season alone, over 8,100 fires contributed to the burning of nearly 4.5 million acres of land.
The Sites Fire burning in Northern California had scorched about 10,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire.
As of Sunday, the fire had surpassed 353,000 acres — the largest so far this year in California — with no containment and few signs of slowing down. Experts say the fire's explosive growth is ...
The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season in California history. It was also the largest on record at the time, now third after the 2020 and 2021 California wildfire seasons. [18][19][20] In 2018, there were a total of 103 confirmed fatalities, 24,226 structures damaged or destroyed, and 8,527 fires burning ...
The Airport fire in Orange County's Trabuco Canyon has grown to over 8,500 acres. Two firefighters and one civilian have been hurt.
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. In addition, the department ...
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 ...