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On December 7, the Thomas Fire grew further to 115,000 acres (46,539 ha), with containment of the fire at 5%. [1] [36] On December 8, the Thomas Fire grew to 143,000 acres (58,000 ha) with containment of the wildfire increasing to 10%, after the Santa Ana winds died down. [56] [57] Thomas Fire, December 9, 2017, Landsat 8, bands 758.
On November 19, the Butternut Fire formed at Great Barrington in Massachusetts and by November 20, the fire grew to 1100 acres. [19] However, on November 21, significant rain and snow significantly reduced the fire threat, [ 20 ] with many locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey receiving over 2 in (51 mm) of rain, and with ...
The Thomas Fire had also destroyed at least 794 structures while damaging 187 others, and cost at least $38.4 million to fight, [28] [63] becoming at least the 10th most destructive wildfire in California history. [64] Early on December 11, the Thomas Fire had grown to 230,500 acres (933 km 2), while containment of the fire had increased to 15% ...
Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York state Monday totaling roughly 2,500 acres, with the largest in Ulster and Orange counties. Captain Scott Jackson, a Fire Management Officer for the ...
The Thompson Fire, which has been burning in Butte County near Lake Oroville since 11 a.m. Tuesday, was 3,568 acres (5.5 square miles) as of noon Wednesday, according to the Cal Fire website.
In New Jersey, the West Milford wildfire crossed into Orange County, New York, spreading to 2,500 acres of wooded properties with 0% containment, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said Sunday.
156,293 acres (63,250 ha) Las Conchas Fire: New Mexico: Third largest fire in New Mexico state history. 63 homes lost. Threatened Los Alamos National Laboratory. 2011: 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) Slave Lake Wildfire: Alberta: Burned through Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada and its surrounding area from 14 May through 16 May.
[14] [15] At the time, the Thomas Fire was California's largest modern wildfire, which has since been surpassed by the Mendocino Complex's Ranch Fire in 2018. The December 2017 fires forced over 230,000 people to evacuate, with the 6 largest fires burning over 307,900 acres (1,246 km 2) and more than 1,300 structures. [16] [17]