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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]
On lands under CAL FIRE's jurisdictional protection (i.e. not federal or local responsibility areas), the majority of wildfire ignitions since 1980 have been caused by humans. The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10]
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...
The Airport fire began Monday and had burned over 22,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon. It was 0%contained. Read more:Southern California is suddenly besieged by fire. Experts say fall will be worse
Three fast-moving wildfires have burned homes, caused injuries and scorched more than 100,000 acres across Southern California in a matter of days, leaving firefighting resources dangerously thin ...
As of 7:46 p.m., the fire had burned 14,148 acres and was not contained, according to the latest incident update released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
Location of the Bobcat Fire in Southern California The Bobcat Fire was a large wildfire in Los Angeles County during the 2020 California wildfire season . The fire ignited on September 6, 2020, and burned 115,997 acres (46,942 ha) before it was fully contained by November 27.
More: Southern California wildfires affect tens of millions from miles away with toxic air Hopes that cooler weather could slow Line Fire Meanwhile, the Line Fire threatens 65,000 structures in ...