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During the 2024 US wildfire season, on Monday, July 29, near the Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch, the Alexander Mountain Fire ignited before 11:00 am. By 12:20 pm, the burn area was 100 acres and spreading quickly, [12] growing to 245 acres by 12:45 pm. Near the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon, [13] 37 square miles of Larimer County were evacuated, from County Road 18E from Pole Hill to Pinewood ...
The Alexander Mountain Fire doubled between Monday and Tuesday and sits about a dozen miles (19 kilometers) west of Loveland, Colorado, where the Rocky Mountains fold into the Great Plains.
The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area about 30 miles southeast of the city and just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan, which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha). [2]
7-24-24 map of fire perimeter: Retreat Fire [9] [10] Yakima July 23, cause unknown 44,588 acres (18,044 ha) 5 0 0 Also called the Rimrock Retreat Fire, Closed US-12, caused evacuations and county-wide declaration of emergency 7-27-24 map of fire perimeter: Swawilla Fire [11] [12] Ferry & Okanogan July 17, Lightning 53,462 acres (21,635 ha) 2 ...
A firefighter tries to control the fire burning down a house as the Mountain Fire scorches acres, the wildfire fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, in Camarillo, California, on November 6, 2024.
However, on November 21, significant rain and snow significantly reduced the fire threat, [20] with many locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey receiving over 2 in (51 mm) of rain, and with snowfall accumulations up to 20 in (51 cm) in High Point, New Jersey. [21] The Butternut Fire was declared to be contained on December 1. [22]
The Mountain fire exploded in size and prompted evacuation orders for more than 10,000 people in suburban communities, ranches and agricultural areas around Camarillo. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)