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California's Park fire, which is so far the fifth-largest in their state history, has burned across almost 400,000 acres as of August 2, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
The 2012 Oklahoma wildfires were a series of wildfires which impacted areas throughout the state of Oklahoma. Starting earlier in the year, a widespread drought caused many areas to be exposed to wildfires. [4] [5] Starting in late July and early August, the wildfires burned at least 52,000 acres, [2] and destroyed at least 121 homes and ...
The NFPA's data shows that 25 wildfires in U.S. history have killed at least 10 people, including Hawaii's Lahaina fire of 2023 and major California fires in 2017, 2018, and 2020.
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Wildfires in Oklahoma map. Fires affecting northwest Oklahoma Wednesday, as of 6 a.m.: Smokehouse Creek Fire: 0% contained, 300,000 acres. Catesby Fire: 0% contained ...
The largest fire in Arizona state history. In one 24-hour burn period (6/6-6/7), it consumed 77,769 acres of forest land. 2011: 34,000 acres (14,000 ha) Bastrop County Complex Fire: Texas: The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1,500 homes. 2011: 1,748,636 acres (707,648 ha) Richardson Backcountry Fire: Alberta
The #RushFire in the Wichita Mountains of OK has grown to an est 12k+ acres and is within a Red Flag Warning today. The image below is from Oct 25, a day after the fire started. #okwx #okfire Data ...
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [4]