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The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 37 square miles.
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 ...
Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest ...
Massive preemptive public safety power shutoff events in 2019 were controversial. Pacific Gas & Electric , Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric preemptively shut off power to 800,000 electric customers to reduce the risk of wildfires by preventing electrical arcing in high winds from their above-ground power lines.
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]
The following is a list of the wildfires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable. It is excerpted from Cal Fire's 2012 list of large (≥ 300 acres) fires, and may not be complete or reflect the most recent information. [3]
In 2016, a total of 7,349 fires had burned an area 669,534 acres (2,709.51 km 2) in California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. [2] [1] Climatologists had predicted an extreme version of El Niño, known as a Super El Niño, to occur during the winter of 2015–16.
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) during the 2011 fire season. [1] The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited.