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The Butte Fire was a rapidly moving wildfire during the 2015 California wildfire season that started on September 9 in Amador County, California. [1] The fire burned 70,868 acres (287 km 2 ). The fire started at 2:26 P.M. on Wednesday, September 9, just east of Jackson , when a tree came into contact with a power line, and quickly grew to over ...
During the 2020 wildfire season alone, over 8,100 fires contributed to the burning of nearly 4.5 million acres of land. 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 ...
The Electra Fire ignited at 6:42 PM PDT and rapidly grew at the site of a recreation area, forcing 85 to 100 nearby civilians celebrating the Independence Day holiday at a river to shelter in place at a PG&E facility as the fire passed through the area. [6] The crowd of roughly 100 people was safely evacuated from the facility later that night. [7]
A Chinook helicopter drops water on the Electra Fire in Pine Grove in Amador County on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The fire had burned over 3,000 acres and there are mandatory evacuations in Amador and ...
The 2015 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of California.By the end of 2015 a total of 8,745 fires were recorded, burning 893,362 acres (3,615 km 2) across the state. [1]
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The 2001 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California during 2001. According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 9,317 fires burned a total of 377,340 acres (152,700 hectares).
The following is a list of the wildfires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2012 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information. [3]