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The northwest edge of the Thomas Fire's burn area, north of Santa Barbara. On December 17, the Thomas Fire expanded to 270,000 acres (110,000 ha), with 45% containment, reaching the burn scar of the 2008 Tea Fire and the 2009 Jesusita Fire.
The fire caused trains in the area to lose power, Amtrak said in a statement. ... She told reporters that in an average year, about 1,400 acres are burned in New York.
On January 12, 2018, the U.S. Forest Service declared the Thomas Fire 100 percent contained, at 281,893 acres. [76] [77] Afterward, Los Pedros National Forest officials continued monitoring the burn area of the Thomas Fire for hotspots. On March 22, 2018, InciWeb declared the Thomas Fire to be inactive and ceased providing updates. [78]
On November 19, the Butternut Fire formed at Great Barrington in Massachusetts and by November 20, the fire grew to 1100 acres. [19] However, on November 21, significant rain and snow significantly reduced the fire threat, [ 20 ] with many locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey receiving over 2 in (51 mm) of rain, and with ...
Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York state Monday totaling roughly 2,500 acres, with the largest in Ulster and Orange counties. ... have an affected area of approximately 600 acres. On ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation conducted a prescribed fire at Rush Oak Openings Unique Area in Monroe County this spring. Prescribed fire mostly limited to state lands ...
[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]
Utility giant Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $80 million to settle the US Forest Service’s claims relating to the 2017 Thomas Fire, which at the time was the largest wildfire in ...