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But California’s water supplies have been scrutinized amid the fires — especially after some fire hydrants in the city ran dry as firefighters battled the flames, and the pressure for what ...
The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires.
The wildfires of the last two weeks will leave Los Angeles with an unprecedented environmental catastrophe that will linger for years, expert say, from the toxic ash settling in backyards and ...
The Palisades Fire is 6% contained after scorching nearly 20,000 acres, and firefighters have made progress tackling two others, the Hurst Fire (37% contained) and the Lidia Fire (75%) contained.
The Sunswept Fire was reported by LAFD at 8:52 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Sunswept in Studio City, Los Angeles. [158] The fire began to burn a four-story home before it was extinguished by firefighters. [159] On January 9, the Creek Fire was reported at 1:51 p.m. PST near Big Tujunga Creek.
According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 wildfires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period.
Anthony Marrone, the fire chief of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, told local outlet 6ABC: "LA County and all 29 fire departments in our county are not prepared for this type of ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [3] [4] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.