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The 2023 California wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares). This was below the ...
During late July, the total area burned during the 2024 wildfire season saw significant growth due in part to long periods of hot, dry weather. These conditions allowed several fires to grow rapidly in size, such as the Park Fire, in Butte and Tehama counties, and the Borel Fire, in Sequoia National Forest. By July 29, more than 726,000 acres ...
Remains of houses destroyed in the Oakland firestorm of 1991 Satellite image from October, 2003 including Cedar Fire, one of the largest wildfires in California history. Starting in 2001, the National Interagency Fire Center began keeping more accurate records on the total fire acreage burned in each state. [16]
A helicopter battles the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, U.S., December 11, 2024. The fire continued to burn on Dec. 13, 2024. ... Franklin Fire: See map as firefighters enter 5th day ...
Red Flag fire warnings are expected to remain for the Malibu area along the Southern California coast into Wednesday afternoon after the Franklin Fire forced evacuation orders or warnings for ...
The "fast-growing" Franklin Fire has wreaked havoc in Southern California since Monday night, prompting officials to issue mandatory evacuations, air quality alerts and close roads as they work to ...
However, while the number of fires to date in 2022 was only slightly below the 5-year average (7,641 fires versus 8,049 fires), the total acreage burned was well below the 5-year average; 363,939 acres burned in 2022 thus far versus the 5-year average of 2,324,096 acres (though that average includes several of California's most significant fire ...
The Canyon Crest Fire, which began Thanksgiving evening to the east of Los Angeles, has now reached 250 acres and has sparked evacuation warnings for residents living in Riverside and San ...