California and Other Western Wildfires

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California and Other Western Wildfires — page 2 — ww.fire.ca.gov cal fire preventing wildfires Table of Contents 28 Battling the Blaze 30 Fire Recovery 32 Giving Back 34 Everyday Heroes 36 What Was Learned 40 Northern Preparedness 4 Fire Sweeps Through 6 What Is a Wildfire 10 Fuel for the Fires 12 Fighting Fires 14 Containing Wildfires 16 Northern California Wildfires 20 The Massive Thomas Fire 22 Reaction Aftermath 24 Environmental Impact 26 Emotional Impact 42 Alberta Wildfires 46 Glossary 47 Learning More 48 Index

California and Other Western Wildfires — page 3 — francisco eureka redding san san Jose Las vegas california bakersfield los angeles Fire Sweeps Through It was the most destructive wildfire season on record in California In 2017 nearly 9,000 wildlands fires ripped through the state killing at least 46 people and burning more than 1 2 million acres 485,623 ha of land The state had no time to heal before record heat waves sparked thousands of new fires in 2018 Fires in red and smoke in California are captured on this satellite image from October 2017 Fires burned as far north as Klamath National Forest on the border of Oregon and as far south as San Diego Deadly Northern Firestorms Firestorm is the term used to describe the fires that took place in northern California In early October fires started within a day of each other in four separate communities of Nuns Tubbs Atlas and Redwood Valley They continued burning for three weeks and became the most destructive wildfires of 2017 and the most expensive in history They caused more than 9 4 billion in damage and the largest loss of life from wildfires in the United States since 1918 4

California and Other Western Wildfires — page 4 — miles casitas vista rd 21 245,000 11,000 100,000 8,900 acres 99,148 ha of land was burned over firefighters fought the fires people were forced to evacuate their homes October Damage In October alone California experienced some of the worst wildfires the state had ever seen Beginning on October 8 2017 firefighters responded to 250 new wildfires major wildfires raged at the height of the disaster buildings were destroyed Southern Wildfires In December 2017 29 wildfires ignited in southern California The largest was in Thomas which is in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties Other fires started in Creek Rye and Skirball People lost their homes and their belongings and will be affected by the disaster for a very long time 5

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