Incidents | CAL FIRE
2024 Fire Year Outlook. The state of California experienced a hotter than normal June, combined with an excess of fine fuels from unusually wet winter and spring seasons. This has resulted in the vegetation being more susceptible to ignition and fire spread than has …
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | CAL FIRE
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2020 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
As of the end of the year, nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history.
Dixie Fire | CAL FIRE
Jul 13, 2021 · The Dixie Fire started on Tuesday, July 13. It has now burned 963, 276 acres with 94 percent containment. The incident is being managed under Unified Command with California Interagency Management Team 14 and CAL FIRE.
2023 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
The 2023 fire season in California, marked by proactive management and favorable weather conditions, saw a substantial decrease in both the number of wildfires and the total acreage burned, compared to the 5-year average.
Fire Hazard Severity Zones Maps | OSFM
These zones, referred to as Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ), classify a wildland zone as Moderate, High, or Very High fire hazard based on the average hazard across the area included in the zone. Click Here for the Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer
2022 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
Despite the 'quiet' year as measured i n acreage, a number of significant wildfires burned in California in 2022; these include the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, which burned over 180 structures, the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, which caused 4 fatalities, and the Mosquito Fire in Placer and El Dorado counties, which was California's largest ...
2018 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California, with a total of over 7,500 fires burning an area of over 1,670,000 acres, the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a fire season.
Park Fire | CAL FIRE
Jul 24, 2024 · Governor Newsom secures additional federal assistance for Park Fire, surveys damage. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/27/governor-newsom-secures-additional-federal-assistance-for-park-fire-surveys-damage/. Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Plumas, Butte and Tehama counties due to fires. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/26/governor ...
2021 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
The 2021 wildfire season in California experienced an unusually early start amid an ongoing drought and historically low rainfall and reservoir levels. In January 2021 alone, 297 fires burned 1,171 acres on nonfederal land, which is almost triple the number of fires and more than 20 times the acreage of the five-year average for January.