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Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and ...
The Silverado Fire [1] was a wildfire that burned in October and November 2020 in southern Orange County, California northeast of the city of Irvine. [2] The fire started on October 26 around 6:47 AM near Orange County Route S-18 (Santiago Canyon Road) and Silverado Canyon Road, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) and low humidity. [3]
According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) statistics, 7,622 wildfires burned a total of 295,026 acres (119,393 hectares) in the US state of California in 2000. [1] Cal Fire wildfire suppression costs for fires that burned within the agency's jurisdiction amounted to $109 million.
Since 2020, approximately 70,000 acres of the state were burned by fires attributed to arson, and Cal Fire arrested 580 people on suspicion of the crime, according to Cal Fire data. Year to year ...
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Wednesday, Jan. 22. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Jan. 23. A fast ...
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...
California's August Complex fire has been described as the first "gigafire", burning over 1 million acres across seven counties, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. The fires destroyed over 10,000 structures [1] and cost over $12.079 billion (2020 USD) in damages, including over $10 billion in property damage and $2.079 billion in ...
However, while the number of fires to date in 2022 was only slightly below the 5-year average (7,641 fires versus 8,049 fires), the total acreage burned was well below the 5-year average; 363,939 acres burned in 2022 thus far versus the 5-year average of 2,324,096 acres (though that average includes several of California's most significant fire ...