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The Thirtymile Fire was first reported on July 9, 2001 in the Okanogan National Forest, approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Winthrop, Washington, United States. The wildfire had been caused by an unattended campfire that spread rapidly in the hot and dry weather in the Pacific Northwest. Four firefighters were killed when the fire cut off ...
The Esperanza Fire was a large, wind-driven, arson-caused wildfire that started on October 26, 2006, in a river wash near Cabazon, California, west of Palm Springs, California. By October 29, 2006, it had burned over 41,173 acres (166.62 km 2 ) (or 61 square miles (160 km 2 )) and was 85% contained.
The Thomas fire — which destroyed over 1,000 structures and burned more than 281,000 acres in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties — grew under similar circumstances as the Mountain fire, with ...
The Mountain Fire erupted at 8:51 a.m. Wednesday and was fueled by what fire officials called a significant Santa Ana wind event, with gusts of over 60 mph. Embers from the fire were carried over ...
The Bridge Fire burns the mountain communities to the northeast of Los Angeles, in Wrightwood, California, U.S. September 11, 2024.
A 10-year-old boy admitted that he accidentally started the Buckweed Fire by playing with matches. [30] The last active fire, the Harris, was fully extinguished on November 16, 2007, about 27 days after the series of wildfires had begun to ignite. [2] The October 2007 wildfires caused over $2 billion (2007 USD) in insured property damages. [9] [10]
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.
Crews have significantly increased containment of the Point Fire overnight, increasing from 20% at 8 p.m. Monday to 40% by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. The blaze is maintaining its size at around 1,200 ...