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The 2021 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the U.S. state of California. By the end of 2021 a total of 8,835 fires were recorded, burning 2,568,948 acres (1,039,616 ha) across the state. [ 1 ]
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]
The general location of the fire in Northern California The Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned 221,835 acres (89,773 hectares) in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado , Amador , and Alpine County , California , in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season . [ 2 ]
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]
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.
More than 350,000 people in California live in towns sited completely within zones deemed to be at very high risk of fire. In total, more than 2.7 million people live in "very high fire hazard severity zones", which also include areas at lesser risk. [9] Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme. [10] [11]
The Tamarack Fire was a wildfire that burned 68,637 acres (27,776 ha), primarily in the Mokelumne Wilderness in Alpine County, California, Douglas County, Nevada and Lyon County, Nevada, as part of the 2021 California wildfire season. The fire was first reported burning on a rocky ridgetop on July 4, 2021, a result of a lightning strike. The ...
The River Fire was a destructive 2021 wildfire that burned 2,619 acres (1,060 ha) near Colfax in Nevada County and Placer County, California. The fire broke out on August 4, 2021, and burned 2,619 acres (1,060 ha) before it was fully contained on August 13, 2021. [1] The River Fire destroyed 142 structures, damaged 21 more, and resulted in four ...