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The Honey Prairie Fire was a 2011 wildfire that burned 309,200 acres (1,251 km 2) of primarily scrub and brush in the Okefenokee Swamp of southern Georgia. [2] Because fire restores the prairie ecosystem, fire managers in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge allowed the fire to burn. Fire fighters worked to preserve structures and keep the ...
By May 20, the fires converged and became the Georgia Bay Complex - one of the largest fires in the South and the nation. [1] This fire started when a tree fell on a power line on April 16, during high winds (caused by the April 2007 nor'easter and a strong high-pressure system), and low humidity along with drought conditions.
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.
A week after wind-whipped wildfires began their deadly rampage through Southern California, investigators search for clues into what started the devastating blazes. The answers may take months or ...
The deadliest wildfire event in U.S. history occurred in August 2023 on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The blaze devastated the historic town of Lahaina, where at least 102 people were killed and ...
Wildfire smoke has spread miles from the major blazes as fire crews and the National Guard work to control them. Follow live coverage here. See before and after photos from the California wildfires:
Pages in category "2011 wildfires in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Eaton Fire ignited hours after the Palisades Fire near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles. It had exploded to 14,021 acres and was 99% contained ...