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2021 Fire Year. 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 ...
- Antelope Fire, Siskiyou County; 66,021 acres, 30% contained. Evacuations of a large but sparsely populated area.
- Lava Fire, Siskiyou County; 26,409 acres, 85% contained, 23 structures destroyed. Started by lightning in late June; all evacuations have been lifted.
- McCash Fire, Siskiyou County; 18,143 acres, 1% contained. First evacuation orders issued Aug. 18.
- River Complex, Siskiyou and Trinity counties; 85,257 acres, 10% contained. Largest fires are Haypress and Summer. Evacuations in both counties.
Aug 18, 2021 · Thousands of residents remain evacuated after a destructive Northern California wildfire nearly doubled in size overnight, fed by wind and dry conditions, officials said Wednesday.
Fire and Smoke Map v4.0. This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season.
Jul 14, 2021 · Use the map below to track the size and the spread of three of the largest fires, the Beckwourth Complex Fire in California, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, and the Snake River Complex fire in...
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Jun 1, 2022 · In total, the Dixie fire burned for more than 100 days and this map displays the total extent between July 14 and October 22, 2021. The Caldor wildfire, east of Sacramento, is the second fire in California history to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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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]
