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Wildfires can happen in many places in the United States, especially during droughts, but are most common in the Western United States and Florida. [3] They may be triggered naturally, most commonly by lightning, or by human activity like unextinguished smoking materials, faulty electrical equipment, overheating automobiles, or arson.
The fire destroyed roughly one-third of Slave Lake and cost $1.8 billion. 2011: 4,011,709 acres (1,623,481 ha) 2011 Texas wildfires: Texas: Wildfires began in November 2010 and continued to rage due to a severe drought that lasted 271 months. 47.3% of all acreage burned in the United States in 2011 was burned in Texas.
2024 Colorado wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $10,000,000. [3] 2024 Wyoming wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $2,000,000. [3] 2024 Arizona wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $4,000,000. [3] 2024 Wyoming wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $750,000. [3] 2024 Arizona wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $1,500,000.
On December 15, 2021, a wildfire siege began in Western and Central Kansas due to blustering winds and drought. More than 10 wildfires were reported with an estimated burned area of more than 163,000+ acres. The wildfire outbreak resulted in the deaths of two individuals and the injuries of 3 others.
Hills and canyons have seen brush or wildfires in 1914, the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and into today. [71] On occasion, lightning strikes from thunderstorms may also spark wildfires in areas that have seen past ignition. Examples of this are the 1999 Megram Fire, the 2008 California wildfires, [citation ...
July 21, 2022 at 11:53 AM. Texas firefighters continue containment efforts on at least 10 active wildfires on Thursday morning, the largest being the Chalk Mountain Fire in Somervell County ...
The 2022 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires throughout the U.S. state of California. By the end of the year, a total of 7,667 fires had been recorded, totaling approximately 363,939 acres (147,281 hectares) across the state. Wildfires killed nine people in California in 2022, destroyed 772 structures, and damaged another 104.
2020 Western United States wildfire season. 2020 Western United States wildfire season. Satellite image of the smoke from the wildfires burning in California and Oregon on September 9, 2020. Date (s) July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24) – December 31, 2020 (2020-12-31) Location. Western United States.