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In 2018, the Camp Fire surpassed the October 2017 fires to become the single-costliest fire on record, causing an estimated $16.5 billion (2018 USD) in property damage.
- ~$14.5 billion (2017 USD)
- 250
- At least 245,000 acres (99,148 ha)
- Northern California
San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. San Francisco Bay drains water from approximately 40 percent of California.
- 12–15 ft (3.7–4.6 m)
- 372 ft (113 m)
- United States
- 400–1,600 sq mi (1,000–4,100 km²)
Season. ← 2017. 2019 →. The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season in California history. It was also the largest on record at the time, now third after the 2020 and 2021 California wildfire seasons.
- 97 civilians and 6 firefighters
- 1,975,086 acres (799,289 ha)
- At least 80
- 8,527
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a region of California surrounding and including the San Francisco Bay. The Association of Bay Area Governments defines the Bay Area as including the nine counties that border the estuaries of San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay , and Suisun Bay : Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Napa ...
- 6,966 sq mi (18,040 km²)
- California
- United States
The earliest Europeans to reach the site of San Francisco were a Spanish exploratory party in 1769, led overland from Mexico by Don Gaspar de Portolá and Fra. Joan Crespí. The Spanish recognized the location, with its large natural harbor, to be of great strategic significance.
Apr 1, 2000 · The Bay is so roguishly unpredictable, in fact, that in 1956 the Army Corps of Engineers built the San Francisco Bay Model on Richardson Bay in Sausalito to explore further the interaction between bay water and fresh water from the Sacramento river system. Visitors will enjoy the Bay Model, located at the north end of Sausalito.
2018 →. The 2017 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise 's 68th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 72nd overall. It was also the first season under the head coach / general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. After a 0–9 start, they won 6 of their last 7 games and finished the season 6–10, improving ...
