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The most recent, dubbed the Hughes Fire, exploded in size Wednesday near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County. The fire swelled to more than 9,000 acres – sending a massive column of ...
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Wednesday, Jan. 22. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Jan. 23. A fast ...
The Hurst Fire began on Jan. 7 and has burned nearly 800 acres in the north San Fernando Valley area, near the city of Sylmar. Cal Fire has not identified a cause of the fire and officials have ...
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 ...
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Thursday, Jan. 16. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Friday, Jan. 17. LOS ...
By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) throughout the U.S. state of California.The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
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 ...
The catastrophic Camp Fire alone killed at least 85 people, destroyed 18,804 buildings and caused $16.5 billion in property damage, while overall the fires resulted in at least $26.347 billion in property damage and firefighting costs, [13] [15] [16] [17] [14] including $25.4 billion in property damage and $947 million in fire suppression costs.