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Population growth in metros with people in areas of high wildfire risk increased by roughly 70% between 1990 and 2020 whereas the population in the average American metro area increased by about 40%.
A national assessment of wildfire risk in the United States based on GACG identified regions (with the slight modification of combining Southern and Northern California, and the West and East Basin); indicate that California (50.22% risk) and the Southern Area (15.53% risk) are the geographic areas with the highest wildfire risk. [13]
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025. California ...
Auto Fire: To the west of the city in the county of Ventura. Burnt area: 56 acres. Burnt area: 56 acres. Firefighting aircraft are being used to try to stop the fires spreading [Reuters]
2024 Wyoming wildfires – Estimated damage costs over $5,000,000. [3] Cold Springs Wyoming: Converse: 1,846 July 30 unknown 2024 Wyoming wildfires [3] West AER Motor Texas: Cottle: 1,761 July 31 August 2 2024 Texas wildfires [3] Bucktail Colorado: Montrose: 7,192 August 1 August 21 2024 Colorado wildfires – Estimated damage costs over ...
Fire activity decreased during August, but a long period of extreme heat across the Western United States during early September allowed numerous wildfires across the state to grow rapidly, such as the Line Fire, the Bridge Fire, and the Airport Fire in Southern California. Later in September, fire activity again decreased due to improved fire ...
The maps below show the sizes and statuses of the fires. They will be updated frequently. The largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, is more than 37 square miles.
The 2020 Colorado wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado as part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With a total of 665,454 acres (269,300 ha) burned, and the 3 largest fires in state history, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season on record.