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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 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]
The fire, which was three times larger than the biggest fire ever before in the mountains, burned over 40% of the natural area in the Santa Monicas. [54] The fire created a challenge to native plants as black mustard with bright yellow flowers quickly established itself as a wet winter followed the fire. [ 55 ]
On lands under CAL FIRE's jurisdictional protection (i.e. not federal or local responsibility areas), the majority of wildfire ignitions since 1980 have been caused by humans. The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10]
Four years ago, fire ravaged 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, a hike on the Redwood Loop Trail is full of inspiring new growth.
The 2022 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires throughout the U.S. state of California.By the end of the year, a total of 7,667 fires had been recorded, totaling approximately 363,939 acres (147,281 hectares) across the state.
[14] [15] At the time, the Thomas Fire was California's largest modern wildfire, which has since been surpassed by the Mendocino Complex's Ranch Fire in 2018. The December 2017 fires forced over 230,000 people to evacuate, with the 6 largest fires burning over 307,900 acres (1,246 km 2) and more than 1,300 structures. [16] [17]
The 2024 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California. As of December 30, 2024 [update] , a total of 8,018 wildfires have burned a cumulative 1,049,963 acres (424,905 ha).
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