2024 California wildfires
Appearance
2024 California wildfires | |
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Statistics[1] | |
Total fires | 2,156 |
Total area | 89,784 acres (36,334 ha) |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 0[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 3 |
Structures destroyed | 13 (9 damaged)[1] |
Season | |
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The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of June 19, 2024[update], a total of 2,156 wildfires have burned a cumulative 89,784 acres (36,334 ha). Year-to-date, the number of wildfires is below the five-year average; the number of acres burned is above it.[2] Wildfires have destroyed 13 structures in the state in 2024.[3]
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties.
Name | County | Acres | Start date | Containment date | Notes | Ref |
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School | Kern | 1,479 | May 2 | May 3 | [4] | |
Hill | Santa Barbara | 1,383 | May 28 | June 1 | [5] | |
Firebaugh | Madera | 1,300 | May 30 | May 30 | [6] | |
Corral | San Joaquin | 14,168 | June 1 | June 6 | Destroyed one home and injured two firefighters. Prompted highway closures and evacuation orders near Tracy. | [7][8] |
West | Kern | 1,575 | June 2 | June 6 | [9] | |
Road | Kern | 1,088 | June 4 | June 6 | [10] | |
Lost | Kern | 3,600 | June 6 | June 11 | [11] | |
Bear | San Luis Obispo | 1,410 | June 12 | June 14 | [12] | |
Junes | Butte | 1,056 | June 15 | June 18 | Destroyed one structure. | [13] |
Post | Los Angeles, Ventura | 15,690 | June 15 | Began near Gorman, burning parallel to Interstate 5; caused the evacuation of ~1,200 people in nearby recreation areas. Destroyed one structure, injured one person. | [14][15] | |
Hesperia | San Bernardino | 1,078 | June 15 | [16] | ||
Point | Sonoma | 1,207 | June 16 | See article. | [17] | |
Sites | Colusa | 19,195 | June 17 | [18][19] | ||
Aero | Calaveras | 5,351 | June 17 | Caused evacuations in both Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, damaged one structure and destroyed three. | [20][21] |
See also
- 2024 Arizona wildfires
- 2024 Colorado wildfires
- 2024 New Mexico wildfires
- 2024 Oregon wildfires
- List of California wildfires
References
- ^ a b c "Current Emergency Incidents". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Statistics". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Incident Archive". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "School Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Hill Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Firebaugh Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Corral Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Containment on Corral Fire increases; evacuations lifted after more than 14,000 acres burned". CBS News. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "West Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Road Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Lost Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Bear Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Junes Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Post Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Curwen, Thomas (June 16, 2024). "Post fire near Gorman burns 11,000 acres, prompts evacuations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Hesperia Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Point Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sites Fire". Watch Duty. Watch Duty. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sites Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Aero Fire". Watch Duty. Watch Duty. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Aero Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 17, 2024.