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The Summer 2008 wildfires burned a total of 1,162,197 acres (4,703.24 km 2) between May 2008 and September 2008, comprising the vast majority of burned land by wildfires in California in 2008. [27] [16] [28] In total, the Summer 2008 wildfires burned a total of 1,161,197 acres (469,920 ha), which accounts for 84% of the total area burned during ...
Pages in category "2008 California wildfires" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
As of November 20, 2008, the fire was 100% contained, had burned 11,262 acres (46 km 2) and destroyed more than 600 structures (480 mobile homes, nine single-family homes, 104 outbuildings and 10 commercial buildings). [2] The number of homes lost in the Sayre fire exceeded the prior record set in 1961 by the Bel Air Fire which claimed 484 homes.
VENTURA, Calif. − Firefighters were gaining ground Monday on a wildfire that raced across more than 32 square miles north of Los Angeles, damaged or destroyed almost 250 homes, businesses and ...
2003 – Cedar Fire, San Diego, tenth-largest California brush fire that killed 15 and destroyed 2,232 homes. 2007 – Greek forest fires destroyed 2,100 buildings. 2008 – Camden Market Fire , which caused severe damage to one of North London's most famous shopping districts.
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire in Northern California destroyed two homes while a much larger blaze proved stubborn amid high temperatures and dry brush in Southern California. Dozens of ...
The summer 2008 wildfires were widespread and deadly, with at least 3,596 wildfires of various origins burning throughout Northern and Central California, for around four months. In some parts of California, fires recur with some regularity.
Robert Hernandez, 38, was accused of setting five fires between Aug. 15 and Sept. 14 while off-duty, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said in a news release.