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This dashboard — updated daily — tracks large California wildfires currently engulfing parts of the state, along with historical context showing how much more destructive and widespread fires are today compared to decades past.
Aug 27, 2021 · Advertisement. These are the five largest fires by acreage currently burning in California (as of Friday). Dixie fire. This is the largest fire burning in California. It began northeast of Chico,...
- Matthew Ballinger
- Deputy Editor, Content Business Strategy
- matthew.ballinger@latimes.com
Oct 25, 2019 · The state’s fires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. The landscape is getting hotter, and sooner, in more places. And it’s drier, for longer, all over the state.
2024 Fire Year Outlook. Despite the current above-average snowpack and early spring storms, transitioning sea surface temperatures may lead to drier weather. Recent rainfall has temporarily reduced the risk of large fires, keeping it at average or below-average levels for the next few months.
Jul 27, 2023 · A November begins, CAL FIRE has reported 6,375 wildfires that burned more than 315,500 acres. Last year at this time, the agency reported 6,573 wildfires that burned 289,435 acres. The...
- Jonathan Lloyd
- 8 min
Nov 12, 2018 · The "Camp Fire," which began Thursday, has taken at least 29 lives and destroyed more than 6,700 structures, almost all of them homes. It's considered the most destructive fire in state history,...
Sep 20, 2023 · The live map below shows all the major wildfires burning through California, based on data from the federal Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Service. Click on the name of a fire listed...
