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An interactive map of evacuation orders and warnings related to the Eaton Fire can be found on Cal Fire's website. The below map of evacuation zones is current as of Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Multiple major wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. ... Maps: See how large the California wildfires are ...
Los Angeles County Fire Department issued urgent requests for firefighters from Ventura, Orange, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties to aid in firefighting efforts. [124] Chief Anthony Marrone said the county's 29 fire departments lacked enough personnel to combat the wildfires. [58]
False-color view of the burned area and smoke from the Park Fire in Northern California, viewed from the Landsat 9 satellite on July 27, 2024. By the end of spring (June 20), the total area burned by wildfires in California was nearly 90,000 acres (36,000 ha).
According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 wildfires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period.
Size: 23,713 acres Containment: 18% Cause: Under investigation Tuesday marked one week since the deadly fires broke out in the Los Angeles area in Southern California and the fight is far from over.
The fire started about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near the junction of Road 222 and Road 200. It is one of about a dozen fires across California that have started since Sept. 1
The year 2020 was the largest wildfire year recorded in California history, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] From a historical perspective, the average annual acres burned prior to 1850 were probably significantly larger than years since reliable fire records began.