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The wildfires collectively caused at least $18.0 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $13.2 billion in insured losses, $3 billion in other economic losses, and $1.8 billion in fire suppression costs, making the 2017 California fires the second-costliest on record.
Read more:Southern California wildfires: Maps, evacuations, shelters. The Bridge fire, the largest of the four, was nearing 50,000 acres in size Wednesday afternoon, and was 0% contained. It began ...
The 2024 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California. By the end of the year, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha). The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
On lands under CAL FIRE's jurisdictional protection (i.e. not federal or local responsibility areas), the majority of wildfire ignitions since 1980 have been caused by humans. The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10]
Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to be the biggest in the state this year. The largest of several wildfires in the state is the ...
That fire was 70% contained as of late Friday, according to Cal Fire. The fires come as a stretch of potentially hazardous weather spanned much of California, with strong winds and red-flag ...
2017 Statewide Fire Map, Google; SDSC WiFire Interactive Map — San Diego Supercomputer Center; 2017 California fires information Archived December 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine — CalFire; Southern California's Worst Brush Fires
See wildfire map: Airport Fire in California blamed on crews doing fire-prevention work. Line Fire map. California Fire officials say the blaze is expected to grow significantly over the next two ...