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2000 forest fires were the worst forest fires to date and included the island of Samos in east Aegean and at Mount Mainalon and eastern Corinthia in the Peloponnese. The burnt area was 167,000 hectares which is the second highest in recent history (after the 2007 fires). [12] 2007 Greek forest fires were
On June 25, six firefighters were killed in a burn over. Including the first female wildland firefighter killed in Arizona. It was Arizona's worst forest fire in history at the time. Lightning Ponderosa Pine / Pine-Oak woodland Coconino 28,000 ac 44 sq.mi. 11,331 ha 63 6 0 1994 Rattlesnake Fire Scorched the peak of Chiricahua Peak in Douglas ...
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 NFPA's data shows that 25 wildfires in U.S. history have killed at least 10 people, including Hawaii's Lahaina fire of 2023 and major California fires in 2017, 2018, and 2020.
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [4]
B&B Complex fires; 2006 South End Complex [1] 2007 Egley Complex [1] 2009 Tumblebug Complex Fire; 2011 High Cascades Complex [1] 2012 Barry Point Fire; Lava Fire; Long Draw Fire; Holloway Fire [1] Miller Homestead [1] 2014 Buzzard Complex [1] 2015; 2017. Chetco Bar Fire; Cinder Butte Fire; Eagle Creek Fire; High Cascades Complex fires; Jones ...
Since Wilmington was founded nearly 300 years ago in 1733, fires have made their mark on the city numerous times. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The 2012 Colorado forest fires broke the record for most destructive fire twice and led to declaration of a federal disaster area in June 2012. [7] The 2013 Colorado forest fires, fueled by high heat and winds [ 8 ] again broke the record for the most destructive and included what was the second largest fire (by area) in Colorado history until ...