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The Summer 2008 fires were a concentrated outbreak of wildfires during the late spring and summer of 2008. Over 3,596 individual fires were burning at the height of the period, burning large portions of forests and chaparral in California, injuring at least 34 individuals and killing 32. [5]
The summer 2008 wildfires were widespread and deadly, with at least 3,596 wildfires of various origins burning throughout Northern and Central California, for around four months. In some parts of California, fires recur with some regularity.
The Telegraph Fire was a destructive wildfire in Mariposa County, Central California, in the summer of 2008.After it was unintentionally ignited by a target shooter on July 25, the fire burned 34,091 acres (13,796 hectares) in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada west of Yosemite National Park before it was declared fully contained on August 6.
The Klamath Theater Complex Fire, also known as the Bear Wallow Complex Fire, was the largest wildfire of the 2008 California wildfire season. [4] [1] The complex fire originated as 11 separate wildfires, before merging into a single massive complex fire that burned 192,038 acres (777.15 km 2) in Northern California, and lasted for over 3 months.
Since 2008, California has had stringent building construction requirements for homes in wildlife-prone areas to ensure they are built with more ember- and fire-resistant materials, Berlant said.
Second largest California fire at the time after the Cedar fire of 2003. 2007: 972,000 acres (393,000 ha) ... 2008 California wildfires: California: In northern ...
Collectively, Cal Fire said, the fires are 34% contained. Six other wildfires that started in the last two weeks and burned more than 200 acres are still active in California, according to Cal ...
Pages in category "2008 California wildfires" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...