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The 2014 King Fire was a large wildfire in El Dorado County, California, which burned 97,717 acres (39,545 hectares) primarily in the Eldorado National Forest. The wildfire started on September 13, 2014, near Pollock Pines, California, to the east of Sacramento. The ensuing fire suppression effort, which cost more than $100 million and engaged ...
By 3:56 p.m. on January 9, CAL FIRE reported that the Hurst Fire had been 10 percent contained. [123] By 8:19 p.m., the containment efforts had more than tripled, with 37 percent containment. [ 72 ] The following day, the fire reached 70 percent containment.
The location was covered by the restaurant Sportsman's Hall. The "Hall", originally opened in 1852 by John and James Blair, who had immigrated from Scotland , still operates today. It is the site of California Registered Historical Landmark #704, which reads: "This was the site of Sportsman's Hall, also known as Twelve-Mile House, the hotel ...
Here is a breakdown of where each fire is located, when it started and its current status. Palisades fire. Started: Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. southeast of Palisades Drive. Size: 15,832 acres ...
The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles. That’s half the land size of Washington, D.C. A second fire, the Eaton Fire, is now more than 22 square miles.
Los Angeles, CA - January 11: Fire fighters stand guard at a home on Mandeville Canyon road as the Palisades fire spreads towards Encino on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
Climate change in California 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 serviced by ...
CALIFORNIA, USA - JANUARY 10: Firefighting planes and helicopters dump water on flames during the Kenneth Fire in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States on January 10, 2025. (Photo by ...