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California had already endured an active fire season: by July 23, the day before the Park Fire ignited, approximately 287,000 acres (116,000 ha) had burned across the state. This was more than twice the year-to-date average. [6] Butte County, where the fire began, has endured several of the state's largest, deadliest, and most destructive ...
The next two most common causes: fires intentionally set, and those sparked by utility lines. John Lentini, owner of Scientific Fire Analysis in Florida, who has investigated large fires in California including the Oakland Hills Fire in 1991, said the size and scope of the blaze doesn’t change the approach to finding out what caused it.
All twelve teams in the Los Angeles area donated more than $8 million to the American Red Cross, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, California Fire Foundation, Eaton Canyon Fire Relief and Recovery Fund, World Central Kitchen, California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund, Team Rubicon and various local animal rescue organizations ...
"California State Parks mourns the loss of these treasured natural and cultural resources, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area," State Parks ...
Immediate cause vs. underlying causes. As is often the case in California after a devastating wildfire, the “People want answers” part of the equation takes on an ideological dimension ...
Human-caused fires are also responsible for 97% of wildfires that threaten homes. People often start wildfires through dangerous actions, including open burning, campfires, firearms and equipment use.
At least 9,093 separate wildfires charred 1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km 2) of land in the US state of California in 2007. [1] Thirty of those wildfires were part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm, [5] which burned approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km 2, or 1,520 mi 2) of land from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border. [6]
Of the state’s 20 largest wildfires, according to Cal Fire, most are caused by lightning and non-arson human activity. Power lines are also a major factor, and some causes are unknown.