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This map shows the perimeters of more than 20,000 wildfires that have been recorded in California from 1878 to 2020 using data from Cal Fire, the National Parks Service, the U.S. Forest...
This map highlights the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's (CAL FIRE) historical fire perimeter dataset with additional authoritative layers for data exploration.
May 4, 2023 · Every summer wildfires take over the news in California. Here is a complete map of the history of these fires: past, present, and future.
This map highlights the recent large fires (≥5,000 acres) on a backdrop of all of the dataset's documented fire perimeters dating back to 1878. This map includes perimeters symbolized by decade, county boundaries, California vegetation, and NAIP imagery back to 2005. Popups provide a narrative of known details pertaining to each incident ...
Nov 17, 2022 · Explore the history of California wildfires with details on the top 20 largest, most deadly, and most destructive fires as well as interesting stats and figures.
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.
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Feb 28, 2019 · We had people asking for real-time maps of fires as they burned, as well as for historic maps showing the effect of wildfire on the state over time. From these answers, we had the idea for a historic map of all the wildfires that have been recorded in California history.