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In mid-July to August 2018, a series of large wildfires erupted across California, mostly in the northern part of the state. On August 4, 2018, a national disaster was declared in Northern California, due to the extensive wildfires burning there. [22] The Carr Fire in July and August 2018 caused more than $1.5 billion (2018 USD) in property damage.
The fire began on August 9, 2018. The fire continued to burn through August 2018. On August 13, 2018, the Hirz Fire had burned 4,404 acres (17.82 km 2) and was 5% contained. The Hirz Fire continued to grow in size, eventually reaching 46,150 acres (186.8 km 2) by early September 2018. Afterward, fire growth stopped, while firefighters made ...
By Wednesday morning, on August 8, 2018, the Mendocino Complex Fire had burned 300,086 acres (1,214 km 2) and was 47% contained. Cal Fire estimated that containing the entire fire complex could take until September 1, over a month after it ignited on July 27. [41] By Thursday, August 9, 2018, the total area burned had grown to 302,086 acres.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed the National Guard on Thursday to support law enforcement efforts in the region. This brings the total number of on-the-ground personnel working with local ...
An evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, where residents say the smell of smoke and sight of advancing flames on the horizon is enough to retraumatize them with the same ...
“A sign still stands at a McDonald’s restaurant burned in the Camp Fire, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in the northern California town of Paradise,” the image’s caption reads.
On August 21, due to continued high fire danger, the Mendocino National Forest was temporarily closed to all public access. [17] By August 24, two additional fires were identified, bringing the total number of new fires to 37 and overall acreage to 177,750 acres (71,930 ha). At this point, some of the larger fires had burned together.
In August, the Mendocino Complex Fire became the second largest fire in California history [7] and the Mendocino Complex Fire became the state's largest. Fires in British Columbia were the second worst in the history of the province, with over 945 square kilometres (234,000 acres) burned. [8] 2018 British Columbia wildfires, Canada