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This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2024, that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.
The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma.. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [1] becoming the second largest fire in US history dating back to 1988.
Video obtained by @ABC7Amarillo shows a time lapse of the time lapse of the Smokehouse Creek Fire, what’s now become the largest fire in Texas history. In 4-minutes the air temperature goes from ...
Fire crews continue containment efforts on the Chalk Mountain Fire near Glen Rose, one of the largest in the state at over 6,500 acres, along with nine other active fires in North Texas.
Wildfire response is coordinated at the federal level by the National Interagency Fire Center, with the participation of the U.S. National Weather Service, and various agencies of the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Commerce. Fire squadrons of the United States Army are also sometimes called to large fires.
As four fires grew in Southern California, new satellite images show their scale and the amount of smoke pouring east.. The Line, Bridge, Airport and Roblar fires, all of which began in the past ...
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The 2021 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents. Even at halfway through the calendar year, wildfire seasons were larger than in previous history, with increased extreme weather caused by climate change (such as droughts and heat waves ) strengthening the intensity and scale of fires.