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This map shows the perimeters of more than 20,000 wildfires that have been recorded in California from 1878 to 2020 using data from Cal Fire, the National Parks Service, the U.S. Forest...
Dec 30, 2020 · It was the state’s worst wildfire season on record. By the end of it, the flames had killed 31 people, destroyed or damaged more than 10,000 buildings and burned a staggering 4.1m acres.
Aug 9, 2021 · Mendocino Complex fire. Location: Colusa, Lake, Mendocino and Glenn counties. Description: The story behind this fire is an odd one: it was started by a man trying to plug the entrance to a...
Aug 21, 2022 · 1. AUGUST COMPLEX FIRE: Caused by lightning in August 2020. Burned 1,032,648 acres in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Lake and Colusa Counties. Destroyed 935 structures. One person...
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. Have a suggestion to improve the dashboard? Send it to us. MORE DASHBOARDS. Tracking California's water supplies.
The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history. The Camp Fire started on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Northern California's Butte County. Ignited by a faulty electric transmission line, the fire originated above several communities and an east wind drove the fire downhill through developed areas.
Aug 8, 2021 · By Alex Wigglesworth Staff Writer. Aug. 8, 2021 Updated 3:39 PM PT. The Dixie fire is now the second-largest wildfire in California history, burning more than 463,000 acres through a large swath...
