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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.
Hollywood actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California.He had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling to a sports car racing competition when he was involved in a car crash at the junction of U.S. Route 466 (US 466, now State Route 46 [SR 46]) and SR 41.
The CZU Lightning Complex wildfire burns along Empire Grade in Bonny Doon, Calif. early Thursday morning, August 20, 2020. Date (s) August 16, 2020 –. September 22, 2020. Location. San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, California. Coordinates. 37°11′02.8″N122°14′40.4″W / 37.184111°N 122.244556°W.
The Sites Fire burns in Colusa County, California, as seen by a Cal Fire camera on Saint John Mountain shortly after 3:15 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2024.
The official death toll of 53 as of Thursday makes this the deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed at least 85 people and laid waste to the town of Paradise ...
The Woolsey Fire was a wildfire that started in Los Angeles County and spread north to neighboring Ventura County, both located in the U.S. state of California. The fire ignited on November 8, 2018 and wasn't fully contained until November 21, 2018. The fire burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, [ 4] killed ...
July 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM. Wildfires break out across California: Latest fire and smoke maps. Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially in California, where the Park Fire has now grown to ...
During the year, 5 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in the state's history burned between October and December: #1 Tubbs, #6 Nuns, #7 Thomas, #11 Atlas, and #17 Redwood Valley. [ 11] The wildfires collectively caused at least $18.0 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $13.2 billion in insured losses, $3 billion in other economic losses ...