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Crews have significantly increased containment of the Point Fire overnight, increasing from 20% at 8 p.m. Monday to 40% by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. The blaze is maintaining its size at around 1,200 ...
Burned cars, downed trees, and power lines are pictured in Pacific Palisades, California, on Jan. 10, 2025, after a deadly fire devastated the tight-knit coastal community. Hurst Fire
As of Friday at noon Pacific Time, the Palisades fire had consumed more than 20,400 acres and was 8% contained, and the Eaton Fire had burned more than 13,600 acres with 3% containment, according ...
The 2019 California fire season was less active than that of the two previous years (2017 and 2018), which set records for acreage, destructiveness, and deaths. In late October, the Kincade Fire became the largest fire of the year, burning 77,758 acres (31,468 ha) in Sonoma County by November 6.
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Monday, Jan. 13. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Tuesday, Jan. 14. LOS ...
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.
Three major wildfires are currently burning across four counties in Southern California, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Twenty-five of those fires started in the Salmon-Scott River Ranger District, resulting in the creation of the River Complex to manage the fires. [2] The first fire was reported on July 30, 2021, around 7:00 AM, burning in timber and brush. [1] The largest fire, as of July 31, was the Cronan Fire, burning 3.5 miles northeast of Sawyers Bar. At ...