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The Border 32 Fire was a destructive wildfire that burned amid the 2022 California wildfire season, in the Barrett Junction area along Highway 94 due north of the United States-Mexican border in San Diego County, California during a statewide heatwave. The fire started on August 31, 2022, and proceeded to destroy ten structures and eventually ...
List of California wildfires. Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of California wildfires.
Deaths. 7 firefighters, 2 civilians killed [ 1] Damage. >$266.2 million (2006 USD) [ 3] Season. ← 2005. 2007 →. The 2006 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2006. In total, there were 8,202 fires [ 2] that burned 736,022 acres (2,978.58 km 2) of land.
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 ] Approximately 3,629 structures were damaged or destroyed by the wildfires, and at least seven firefighters and two ...
The Bunnie Fire near Ramona, California, is seen from the air on 9 August, 2023 (Cal Fire / San Diego County Fire) A fire on the outskirts of San Diego on Wednesday prompted evacuation orders and ...
The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km 2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. [ 2][ 3] The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana wind, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2) per hour. [ 2]
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. [ 18][ 19][ 20] In 2018, there were a total of 103 confirmed fatalities, 24,226 structures damaged or destroyed, and 8,527 fires ...
Labor Day brush fire. On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of Rancho Peñasquitos and Black Mountain Open Space Park. [ 4] The wildfire quickly grew to 200 acres (0.81 km 2 ), and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters. [ 4 ...