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According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 wildfires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period.
Active California wildfires. There are four active fires in LA and Ventura County, according to Cal Fire. They are: ... Map of Los Angeles area wildfire locations and evacuation zones
An interactive map of evacuation orders and warnings related to the Eaton Fire can be found on Cal Fire's website. The below map of evacuation zones is current as of Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
A handful of wildfires that kicked up on Jan. 7, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded in size. As of Thursday afternoon, 25 people had been killed and more than 12,000 buildings ...
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
California's wet winter of 2022–2023 was another contributing factor, helping load the desert with brush that became fuel for the York Fire. The last major fire in the Preserve was the lightning-ignited Dome Fire in 2020, which burned 43,273 acres (17,512 ha) and killed more than a million Joshua trees. [1] [2] [3]
Map of Southern California wildfire locations. Map of Southern California wildfires as of Jan. 24, 2025. There were no evacuation orders in place Friday morning for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires ...
The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 33 square miles.