2020 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
As of the end of the year, nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history.
Statistics - CAL FIRE
Find up-to-date statistics on CA wildfires and CAL FIRE activity. We combine state and federal data to track the number of fires and acres burned in California.
Incidents | CAL FIRE
Fires occur throughout the State within CAL FIRE jurisdiction on a daily basis during fire season. However, the majority of those fires are contained quickly and no information will generally be provided on these incidents at this site if the fire burns less than 10 acres.
Sep 9, 2020 · On Saturday, August 15, 2020 a wildland fire siege began in California when a series of lightning storms generated nearly 14,000 lightning strikes with over 650 wildfires reported within the next seven (7) days.
3D Incident Map(BETA) - CAL FIRE
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Our Impact | CAL FIRE
The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season on record in California. 2020 was the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history with more than 4% of the state's total land burning in a single year.
August Complex (includes Doe Fire) | CAL FIRE
Aug 16, 2020 · Red Flag Warning: National Weather Service Red Flag Warnings indicate warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds that can combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger.
Fire Perimeters | CAL FIRE
Five hundred wildfires from the 2020 fire season were added to the database (12 from NPS, 277 from CAL FIRE, 76 from USFS, 37 from BLM, 3 other). Two previous fires were modified, the 1994 Steckel fire was deleted, and the two 1979 Hernandez were merged into one fire.
2023 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
The 2023 fire season in California, marked by proactive management and favorable weather conditions, saw a substantial decrease in both the number of wildfires and the total acreage burned, compared to the 5-year average.
2021 Fire Season Incident Archive | CAL FIRE
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 January.