2024 California wildfires
2024 California wildfires | |
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Statistics | |
Total fires | 1,253 |
Total area | 13,790 acres (5,580 ha) |
Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 4 |
Season | |
← 2023 |
The 2024 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of California. As of May 28, 2024[update], a total of 1,253 wildfires have burned a cumulative 13,790 acres (5,580 ha). Year-to-date, the number of wildfires is below the five-year average; the number of acres burned is above it.[1] Wildfires have destroyed four structures in the state in 2024.[2]
List of wildfires[edit]
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 | [3] | |
Hill | Santa Barbara | 1,383 | May 28 | 70% contained |
[4] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.