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Landsat 8 OLI bands 753, Napa, Sonoma fires of October 2017. The fire, which started on October 8, had by October 12 burned 51,057 acres (207 km 2) of land, and was 77% contained. [6] [7] By October 12, the fire stretched from Lake Berryessa south to Napa, but a firebreak was established across Atlas Peak Road. [7] It was contained on October ...
The wildfires collectively caused at least $18.0 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $13.2 billion in insured losses, $3 billion in other economic losses, and $1.8 billion in fire suppression costs, making the 2017 California fires the second-costliest on record.
The October 2017 fires were the costliest group of wildfires on record at the time, causing around $14.5 billion (2017 USD) in damages, including $11 billion in insured losses and $1.5 billion in fire suppression costs, [5] [6] surpassing the 1991 Oakland firestorm, which until then had been the single costliest fire on record.
2017 was the most expensive firefighting year on record for the US Forest Service with over $2 billion spent. [14] Record setting fires included the Lodgepole Complex Fire , the nation's largest that year; the La Tuna Fire , which was the largest in Los Angeles history; [ 15 ] and the 2017 British Columbia wildfires , worst in the history of ...
The Eagle Creek Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge, largely in the U.S. state of Oregon, with smaller spot-fires in Washington.The fire was started on September 2, 2017, by a 15-year-old boy igniting fireworks during a burn ban.
As of Wednesday morning, the most recent update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service says that the fire has burned 2,283 acres in New Jersey, about 3,500 overall, and is 30% contained. Wildfire ...
On December 24, the Thomas Fire grew to 281,620 acres (1,139.7 km 2), after the fires from a back-burning operation completely merged into the Thomas Fire's northwestern flank, [70] [71] though containment of the wildfire also increased to 86%.
The 2017 BC fire season is notable for three reasons: first, for the largest total area burnt in a fire season in recorded history; second, for the largest number of total evacuees in a fire season (Estimated 65,000 evacuees); and third, for the largest single fire ever in British Columbia. [76] [77] 2017: 1,295,000 acres (524,000 ha)