2020 California wildfires

The 2020 California wildfire season is a series of wildfires that are burning across the state of California. As of October and November Santa Ana Winds pick up. As of June 15, 2020, a total of 3,136 fires have burned 18,809 acres (7,612 ha) according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.[1]

2020 California wildfires
Statistics[1]
Total fires3,136
Total area18,809 acres (7,612 ha)
Costunknown
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries0
Season
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aurora fire

Early Outlook

Early in the year, there was concern for the potential 2020 fire season to be prolonged and especially grave due to the unusually dry months of January and February which were recorded as one of the driest first two months of any calendar year on record.[2] On March 22, a state of emergency was declared by California governor Gavin Newsom due to a mass die-off of trees throughout the state, potentially increasing the risk of wildfires.[3] Throughout March and April, rain began to consistently fall in the state which lessened the severe drying conditions. However, Northern California was expected to have severe wildfire conditions due to the moderate or severe drought conditions in the area, whereas Central and Southern California were expected to have serious fire conditions later in the year due to the late wet season and precipitation.[4]


Wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Interstate 5Kings2,060May 3May 7[5]
RangeSan Luis Obispo5,000May 27May 28[6]
ScorpionSanta Barbara1,395May 31June 1[7]
QuailSolano1,837June 6June 103 structures destroyed[8][9]
WoodSan Diego11,000June 8June 12Burned on Camp Pendleton[10]
IndiaSan Diego1,100June 8June 14Burning on Camp Pendleton[11]
SodaSan Luis Obispo1,672June 10June 112 structures destroyed[12][13]
GrantSacramento5,042June 12June 17[14]
WalkerCalaveras1,455June 16June 202 structures destroyed[15]
RiverSan Luis Obispo15June 22June 232 structures destroyed, 9 damaged[16]
GradeTulare1,050June 22June 26[17]
AuroraMono1,000June 26Burning in Dry Lakes Plateau[18]

See also

References
  1. "Fire Statistics". CAL FIRE. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. Leonard, Diana. "Dry California winter prompts wildfire and drought concerns". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  3. Daniels, Jeff. "California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency due to increased wildfire risk". CNBC. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. Roach, John. "What's expected for the 2020 California wildfire season?". AccuWeather. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "Interstate 6 Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. May 7, 2020.
  6. "Range Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. May 28, 2020.
  7. "Scorpion Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 1, 2020.
  8. Moleski, Vincent (June 7, 2020). "Quail fire outside Vacaville surpasses 1,800 acres". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  9. "Quail Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 7, 2020.
  10. "Wood Fire Containment Information". twitter.com/MCIWPendletonCA. June 12, 2020.
  11. "India Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 9, 2020.
  12. "Soda Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 11, 2020.
  13. "Soda Fire Now 100% Contained". KEYT.com. June 11, 2020.
  14. "Grant Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 11, 2020.
  15. "Walker Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 11, 2020.
  16. "Paso Robles River Fire 100% contained; evacuations to be lifted at 3 p.m." KSBY News. June 23, 2020.
  17. "Grade Fire Information". fire.ca.gov. June 26, 2020.
  18. "Aurora Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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