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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). The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
Other notable fires burning in Northern California as of 2 p.m.: Moccasin Fire: The 51.1-acre fire in El Dorado County along Oak Hill Road was 35% contained as of Thursday, according to Cal Fire ...
LOS ANGELES — A fast-moving wildfire fueled by dangerously high-speed Santa Ana winds threatened homes in some of California's most exclusive neighborhoods on Tuesday, destroying homes and ...
A group of six Northern California counties have seen more acreage burn in the past three days than the past three years combined, a Cal Fire official reported, as several wildfires continue to ...
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).
The Sites Fire burning in Northern California had scorched about 10,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire. It was one of two sustained wildfires burning on the border of the ...
The 2020 California wildfire season, part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Over the course of the year, 8,648 fires burned 4,304,379 acres (1,741,920 ha), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] more than four percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire ...
The windy conditions helped fuel the 4,385-acre Shoe fire in Northern California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The fire, which prompted evacuation orders for about 12 homes when it started Oct ...