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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.
The 2021 Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties in Northern California. [4] Named after a nearby Dixie Road, [5] the fire began in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Dam in Butte County on July 13, 2021, and burned 963,309 acres (389,837 ha) before it was declared 100 percent contained on October 25, 2021. [6]
Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
Multiple major wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, ... Maps: See how large the California wildfires are. Nigel Chiwaya. January 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM.
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 33 square miles.
The 2021 McCash Fire was a large wildfire in Siskiyou County in Northern California. Part of the 2021 California wildfire season, the fire was ignited by lightning on July 31 and burned 94,962 acres (38,430 hectares) before its containment on October 27. The fire burned within the Klamath National Forest and the Six Rivers National Forest. [1]
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The Fawn Fire was a destructive wildfire in Northern California's Shasta County, near Redding, in late September and early October 2021.The fire, which was caused by an alleged act of arson, ignited on September 22 in mountains to the northeast of Redding.