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Read more:Southern California wildfires: Maps, evacuations, shelters. The Bridge fire, the largest of the four, was nearing 50,000 acres in size Wednesday afternoon, and was 0% contained. It began ...
The 2022 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires throughout the U.S. state of California. By the end of the year, a total of 7,667 fires had been recorded, totaling approximately 363,939 acres (147,281 hectares) across the state. Wildfires killed nine people in California in 2022, destroyed 772 structures, and damaged another 104.
The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10] A 2023 study found that these wildfires are affecting the California ecosystem and disrupting the habitats.
The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of December 6, 2024 [update] , a total of 7,830 wildfires have burned a cumulative 1,045,204 acres (422,979 ha).
As of 7:46 p.m., the fire had burned 14,148 acres and was not contained, according to the latest incident update released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
A Los Angeles County firefighter battles flames as a home burns from the Mountain Fire on Nov. 6, 2024 in Camarillo, California. Pushed by strong winds, the fire has burned across more than 10,000 ...
The 2023 California wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares).
The 2020 California wildfire season, part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Over the course of the year, 8,648 fires burned 4,304,379 acres (1,741,920 ha), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] more than four percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire ...