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The Silverado Fire [1] was a wildfire that burned in October and November 2020 in southern Orange County, California northeast of the city of Irvine. [2] The fire started on October 26 around 6:47 AM near Orange County Route S-18 (Santiago Canyon Road) and Silverado Canyon Road, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) and low humidity. [3]
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
It is the third-largest fire complex in California history. [77] [78] August Complex: Glenn, Mendocino, Lake, Tehama, Trinity, Shasta: 1,032,648 August 16: November 12: Information for the August Complex as a whole. Originally 38 separate fires, which later merged to become California's largest recorded wildfire.
A wildfire in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon, named the Bond Fire, grew to 1,500 acres and prompted evacuations on the night of December 2-3, the local fire authority said.The blaze began with ...
The Santiago Fire seen from Aliso Viejo, overlooking the city of Lake Forest, on October 23, 2007 Fires burn across a hillside in Orange County. The Santiago Fire began shortly before 5:55 p.m. on October 21, 2007 in the foothills north of Irvine and east of the city of Orange in Orange County. The fire was reportedly started in two separate ...
The Airport Fire in Trabuco Canyon of Orange County, California has set over 5,000 acres ablaze and is 0% contained.The fire is believed to have been started by a crew working on fire prevention ...
The Airport fire is burning near homes in south Orange County and has forced evacuations. Here are details on the fire. The fire. The blaze started about 1:30 p.m. Monday along the 32200 block of ...
The Holy Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Cleveland National Forest in Orange and Riverside Counties, California. The wildfire started on August 6, 2018, at around 1:15 PM PDT, in the vicinity of Trabuco Canyon. [8] [9] A suspected arsonist was booked into the Orange County jail in Santa Ana, California [10] but found not guilty in 2023. [7]