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Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and ...
The 2024 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of California. By the end of the year, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha).
However, while the number of fires to date in 2022 was only slightly below the 5-year average (7,641 fires versus 8,049 fires), the total acreage burned was well below the 5-year average; 363,939 acres burned in 2022 thus far versus the 5-year average of 2,324,096 acres (though that average includes several of California's most significant fire ...
Operated since 1960 and located near Running Springs, California. It was partially burned in the California fires of October 2007. Camp Herms: Mt. Diablo Silverado Council / Golden Gate Area Council: El Cerrito: Active: Camp Hi-Sierra: Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council: Long Barn: Active: Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range.
2008 California wildfires: California: In northern California, the fires were mostly started by lightning. In Santa Barbara (southern California), the Gap fire endangered homes and lives. The Basin Complex and Gap fire were the highest priority fires in the state at this time. 2009: 19,130 acres (7,740 ha) Highway 31 Fire: South Carolina
The 2023 California wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares).
Four years ago, fire ravaged 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, a hike on the Redwood Loop Trail is full of inspiring new growth. Charred by fire, these grand ...
September 10 satellite image of the wildfires burning in California and Oregon; The Aurora Fire on June 26, 2020; The Bobcat Fire burning in the San Gabriel mountains near Monrovia; Smoke from the North Complex over the Bay Bridge at noon on September 9; An orange sky over Eureka on Sept 9; The CZU Lightning Complex fires along Butano Ridge on ...