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The larger the circle, the larger the wildfire by acres. Data is from the US Department of the Interior, Office of Wildland Fire, IRWIN, NIFC, NASA, NOAA and ESRI. Open
The second-largest wildfire in U.S. history, and the largest in state history, is sweeping across the Texas Panhandle.
By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) throughout the U.S. state of California.The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
City of River Oaks Location of River Oaks in Tarrant County , Texas Coordinates: 32°46′36″N 97°23′54″W / 32.77667°N 97.39833°W / 32.77667; -97
It is the third-largest fire complex in California history. [77] [78] August Complex: Glenn, Mendocino, Lake, Tehama, Trinity, Shasta: 1,032,648 August 16: November 12: Information for the August Complex as a whole. Originally 38 separate fires, which later merged to become California's largest recorded wildfire.
In January 2021 alone, 297 fires burned 1,171 acres (4.74 km 2) on nonfederal land according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is almost triple the number of fires and more than 20 times the acreage of the five-year average for January.
A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the ...
The National Interagency Fire Center reported in mid-August that the 2015 fire season had been the most destructive since 2011.Nationwide, a total of 6,058,694 acres (24,519 km 2) had burned, which is roughly triple the total land area burned from the same time span in 2014. [6]