Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) during the 2011 fire season. [1] The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited.

The spring and summer were particularly active wildfire periods, while the fall season was quieter than average. The fires across the southern U.S. led 2011 to having the third most active wildfire season with respect to acres burned and sixth least active in terms of number of fires.

Jul 29, 2011 · There were 7,989 fires that burned 168,545 acres (682.08 km2) of land in the US state of California during 2011. Quick Facts Statistics, Total fires ... Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2011 fire season.

Dec 9, 2024 · During April, there were 6,164 new wildfires across the country, which burned 1.79 million acres (0.7 million hectares), marking the most active April in terms of acreage burned in the 12-year period of record.

Jan 28, 2012 · According to data from the National Interagency Fire Center, over the past 10 years four to nine times as many wildfires were caused by humans than by lightning strikes.

About 75% of California's 20 most destructive wildfires—measured in terms of structures burned—have occurred since 2015. [1] Santa Ana winds in California expand fires and spread smoke over hundreds of miles, as in this October 2007 satellite image. The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013.

By the middle of the month, wildfire activity calmed across most of the country, with 14 large fires burning across the country — four in both New Mexico and Texas, two in Florida, and one each in North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and California.

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