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An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Palisades Fire, a roaring blaze that has burned more than 23,000 acres since it ...
The fire started on July 30, 2015 in Humboldt County, California. The fire was started by a lightning strike from a thunderstorm that started multiple fires that day. [1] The fire burned 4,883 acres, destroyed 7 buildings, and injured 14 people. [2] The fire was burning in steep terrain with limited access.
A map of evacuation orders and warnings for the Palisades Fire in California, as of 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Areas in red are under evacuation orders and areas in yellow are under ...
The combination of drought-like conditions — Southern California has had less than 10% of average rainfall since Oct. 1 — and powerful offshore winds that hit the region Tuesday prompted fire ...
The Red Salmon Complex was a wildfire that burned 144,698 acres (58,557 ha) in Humboldt, Trinity, and Siskiyou County in Northern California during the 2020 California wildfire season. On July 27, lightning strikes in the Trinity Alps Wilderness started two fires, the Salmon Fire and the Red Fire, which eventually merged. [ 2 ]
Humboldt County (/ ˈ h ʌ m b oʊ l t / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. [7] The county seat is Eureka. [8] Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–Arcata–Fortuna, California, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Palisades Fire is 6% contained after scorching nearly 20,000 acres, and firefighters have made progress tackling two others, the Hurst Fire (37% contained) and the Lidia Fire (75%) contained.
Fortuna (Spanish for "Fortune"; Wiyot: Vutsuwitk Da'l) [6] is a city on the northeast shore of the Eel River, approximately 9 miles (14 km) from where it enters the Pacific Ocean, and is on U.S. Route 101 in west-central Humboldt County, California, United States.