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Lack of common sense forest managment has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California are growing more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas ...
Current fire information Archived December 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine — California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) SDSC WiFire Interactive Map — San Diego Supercomputer Center; Active Fire map of United States at nwcg.gov
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.
Maps and images showing how the fires currently affecting the Los Angeles area are developing. ... Sunset Fire: Reported in the historic Hollywood Hills area near many famous landmarks, including ...
Data from Cal Fire shows the blaze exploded within hours to more than 45,500 acres, and within three days, it had spread to more than 353,000 acres, ranking it within the top 10 largest wildfires ...
The devastating fires raging across much of Southern California have caused extreme damage, leveling some of Los Angeles' historic landmarks. Firefighters continue to battle several wildfires ...
The 2019 California fire season was less active than that of the two previous years (2017 and 2018), which set records for acreage, destructiveness, and deaths. In late October, the Kincade Fire became the largest fire of the year, burning 77,758 acres (31,468 ha) in Sonoma County by November 6.
The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 37 square miles. That’s more than half the land size of Washington, D.C. A second fire, the Eaton Fire, is now more than 22 square miles.