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California Fires Lay Waste to 140,000 Acres and Rage On Most of the current California wildfires are in the north, including a large one in Mendocino County and several others in the Sierra Nevada, the north coast and the San Joaquin Valley.
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Kern County officials investigating possible third fatality in massive wildfire Late Friday, as officials announced that the fire was only 5% contained, firefighters were focused on defending the rural Kelso Valley and the remaining cluster of towns near Lake Isabella, trying to stop the blaze from its eastward march despite the challenges posed by summer weather.
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Southern California heat wave continues, but cooler temperatures are on the way The hot conditions have fire crews on alert. Los Angeles firefighters knocked down a two-acre brush fire in West Hills in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, hundreds of Riverside County firefighters were battling a 35-acre fire along the 15 Freeway in Temecula.
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Eyewitness to a Firestorm: Arizonaâs Rodeo-Chediski Fire and Wildfires in a Globally-Warmed World Eyewitness to a Firestorm: Arizona’s Rodeo-Chediski Fire and Wildfires in a Globally-Warmed World. The monster 2002 Rodeo-Chediski Fire consumed 468,000 acres, causing many Arizona communities to evacuate. In a world of unrestricted greenhouse gases, such fires will be commonplace. Our guest contributor is CAP’s Tom Kenworthy, who reported on the fire for USA Today. 1  It was late afternoon on a day near the end of June in 2002, and along with a lot of other media, I was in Show Low, Arizona, at a schools complex that had been taken over by the incident management team for the Rodeo-Chediski Fire.
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- The so-called Soberanes fire near Big Sur in Monterey County is up to 31,386 acres, and 57 homes have been destroyed, fire officials said. The so-called Soberanes fire near Big Sur in Monterey County is up to 31,386 acres, and 57 homes have been destroyed, fire officials said.
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First fatality confirmed from Southern California wildfires In northern San Diego County, the Lilac fire continued to burn Friday morning, holding at 4,100 acres from the night before with no containment. More than 1,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, which roared through Bonsall and into Oceanside late Thursday.
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- 100 years of CAL FIRE. The possibility of using aircraft for fighting wildland fires in California was first proposed in 1931 and again in the late 1940's after World War II. In 1953 the Nolta brothers of Willows, California, proposed using their agriculture spray planes for fighting brush and grass fires.
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California's Thomas Fire Breaks Record As Largest Wildfire in State History U.S. California Wildfire Fire Fire Map Thomas Fire The Thomas Fire in Southern California spread to a record-level size Friday, breaking the state record for largest wildfire as it continues to burn across the region with 65-percent containment.
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- flames from california s third most destructive wildfire on record not only consumed hundreds of homes but also left deep burn scars that can be seen from space new nasa infrared satellite images of the 76067 acre fire show large swaths of burned woodlands in lake napa and sonoma counties charredlames from california s third most destructive wildfire on record not only consumed hundreds of homes but also left deep burn scars that can be seen from space new nasa infrared satellite images of the 76067 acre fire show large swaths of burned woodlands in lake napa and sonoma counties charred
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This is how Southern California wildfires exploded into a critical disaster overnight Intense Santa Ana winds are creating a critical wildfire situation in Southern California. (REUTERS/David McNew) Thousands of people were forced from their homes on Monday night in Southern California when a brush fire went from 0 to 30,000 acres in just a few hours.
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Body found as Sand Fire swells in California Another fire near Big Sur. As winds fanned the flames of the Santa Clarita blaze, another fire to the north had also grown to 2,000 acres, forcing residents there to flee. Ellen Masten was one of the longtime residents who had to flee the Soberanes Fire along the California coast between Carmel and Big Sur.
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- Southern California to feel effects of the Thomas Fire for years, if not decades, experts say Weather News - January 19, 2018, 1:42:56 PM EST The Thomas Fire raged through Southern California for over a month, from Dec. 4 to Jan. 12.
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Hunters fire near Yosemite National Park now threatens 100 homes Joseph SernaContact Reporter. Hunters Fire near Yosemite National Park burns 500 acres, threatens 100 homes. An out-of-control wildfire burning in Mariposa County west of Yosemite National Park has burned one residence and is now threatening more than 100 others as dozens of residents evacuate, officials reported Tuesday.
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Floods in California Main article: La Crescenta-Montrose, California § The Great Flood of 1934. In the last week of December 1933, 12 inches (300 mm) of rain fell in the communities of La Crescenta, La Cañada and Montrose just north of Los Angeles.
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California Fires Lay Waste to 140,000 Acres and Rage On — With roads still blocked by the police and fires still raging across broad swaths of Northern California, Matt Lenzi hiked through smoke-choked vineyards and waded the Napa River to reach the home his father lived in for 53 years.
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Yosemite forest fire example of possible things to come A hunter's illegal campfire in Stanislaus National Forest adjacent to Yosemite National Park started what would become the Rim fire, the third largest fire in California history, that burned from August through October 2013.
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Where Large Wildfires Are Most Common in the U.S. South Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Florida all had at least one county in the highest frequency category. Outside of the Lower 48 states, central Alaska had the counties with the highest wildfire frequency in the U.S. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: California Wildfires in September 2014.
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California Statewide Fire Map Fire fighting personnel continue to suppress the 343 acre fire which was 100% contained. ​A second fire in the same area (Ave 376 / Road 212) was limited to 40 acres and was 100% contained by 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Both of these fires which were reported at 9:45 pm Friday were caused by lighting strikes.
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Californiaâs worst wildfires have had many different causes The cause of the Valley Fire that ravaged communities in Lake County is not yet known. A similarly massive inferno that erupted in late July in that county, the Rocky Fire, was linked to a faulty water heater.
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Topock Fire burning in Park Moabi area; more than 2,200 acres burned near Lake Havasu PHOTOS: Wildfire burning near Lake Havasu. Flames sparked in Arizona, between Dike Road and Route 66, and winds pushed them across the Colorado River into California, Mohave Valley Fire says. San Bernardino County Fire tweeted that structures are threatened, and one has so far been damaged by the flames. Mohave Valley Fire says threatened areas include RV parks and the Topock Marina. A mandatory evacuation was put in place for the Pirate’s Cove and Park Moabi recreational areas.
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California Statewide Fire Map Over 470 confirmed lighting strikes since Friday afternoon. ​The largest of these fires was located northwest of Woodlake on Ave 376 and Road 197 known as the “Mud Springs Gap” area. ​A second fire in the same area (Ave 376 / Road 212) was limited to 40 acres and was 100% contained by 8 a.m. Saturday morning.
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Limekiln State Park Limekiln State Park was heavily damaged in the Chalk Fire of September and October 2008. In total the Chalk Fire burned 16,269 acres (65.84 km 2) in California.
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Wildfires scorch San Diego County: 'Mother Nature was not on our side' california wildfires residents watch a wildfire near san diego on friday may 16 wildfires devoured more than 20000 acres in san diego county after a high pressure system brought unseasonable heat and gusty winds to the parched statealifornia wildfires residents watch a wildfire near san diego on friday may 16 wildfires devoured more than 20000 acres in san diego county after a high pressure system brought unseasonable heat and gusty winds to the parched state
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- After six days of such testimony, the jury unanimously recommended the death penalty. The Esperanza Fire started on October 26, 2006, in the San Jacinto Mountains above the Banning Pass; it burned 41,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes.
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Lilac Fire Almost Fully Contained A Week After Breaking Out Prior to Wednesday, all decisions were being made by a joint command team from Cal Fire, the North County Fire District and the Vista and Oceanside fire departments. Officials expect to have the blackened burn zone fully contained Dec. 21, two weeks after the first flames broke out west of Interstate 15 and north of Lilac Road in Pala Mesa amid gusty Santa Ana winds.