2024 California wildfires

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2024 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires1,507
Total area34,394 acres
Impacts
Deaths0[1]
Structures destroyed6 (4 damaged)[1]
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, a total of 1,507 wildfires have burned a cumulative 34,394 acres (13,919 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 four structures in the state in 2024.[3]

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
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
90% contained
 Destroyed one home and injured two firefighters. Prompted highway closures and evacuation orders near Tracy. [7][8]
West Kern 1,575 June 2
25% contained
 [9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Current Emergency Incidents". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Statistics". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Incident Archive". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Hill Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Firebaugh Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Corral Fire". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Containment on Corral Fire increases; evacuations lifted after more than 14,000 acres burned". CBS News. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "West Fire". Cal Fire. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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