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The analysis found that around 3.3 million people in the U.S. live in areas where the wildfire risk is “very high," while another 14.8 million live in areas with "relatively high” risk.
A national assessment of wildfire risk in the United States based on GACG identified regions (with the slight modification of combining Southern and Northern California, and the West and East Basin); indicate that California (50.22% risk) and the Southern Area (15.53% risk) are the geographic areas with the highest wildfire risk. [13]
That fire was 100% contained by mid-morning, according to a Facebook post from the Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department. Tennessee Forestry took over the scene at 8 p.m. and monitored the fire ...
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 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires were the deadliest wildfires in Tennessee, [12] as well as the deadliest wildfires in the eastern U.S. since the Great Fires of 1947, which killed 16 people in Maine. [13] [14] In addition, the fires were also the deadliest and most destructive of the 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires.
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This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2024, that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.
The Morristown office posted weather maps that show much of the region as far east as Johnson City under a 30-44% chance of severe wind, over 58 mph. Knoxville faces a similar probability of ...