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As of January 28, the FAIR Plan had received more than 3,200 claims for damage caused by the Palisades fire and over 1,200 claims for damage caused by the Eaton fire. The claims vary according to ...
The damage is expected to far exceed the $16 billion in economic losses from Maui's wildfires two years ago. Weather now accounts for almost all of the $320 billion in annual natural catastrophe ...
A wildfire in strong winds can form a “V-shape” pattern pointing to the fire’s origin, as this undated photo from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group shows. - National Wildfire ...
The fire caused significant damage to Oakland and the surrounding areas. The fire killed 25 people, which included emergency personnel, destroyed 2,449 homes, and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage. [63] The response to this fire was swift, however, the fire and winds made it difficult to extinguish. [64]
The south is one of the fastest growing regions with 88 million acres classified as WUI. The south consistently has the highest number of wildfires per year. More than 50,000 communities are estimated to be at high to very high risk of wildfire damage. These statistics are greatly attributable to the South's year-round fire season. [15]
Hurst Fire. The Hurst Fire began on Jan. 7 and has burned nearly 800 acres in the north San Fernando Valley area, near the city of Sylmar. Cal Fire has not identified a cause of the fire and ...
The LA wildfires could cost between $250 and $275 billion in damages, while displacing thousands. High property values in areas like Pacific Palisades are contributing to the massive cost.
The 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California state history, was caused by a single faulty hook on a PG&E transmission line. [7] [8] In the notorious 2009 'Black Saturday' fires in Victoria, Australia fires sparked by power lines killed 159 people and caused more than $4 billion (AUS) dollars in damages. [9]