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  1. 2007 California wildfires - Wikipedia

    • At least 9,093 separate wildfires charred 1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km ) of land in the US state of California in 2007. Thirty of those wildfires were part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm, which burned approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km , or 1,520 mi ) of land from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border. At the peak of the wildfire activity in Octo… See more

    Wind and weather

    The October 2007 fires occurred following an extremely dry previous winter: in Los Angeles, with only 3.21 inches or … See more

    Impact

    On October 21, the Harris Fire damaged and disabled the Southwest Power Link, a 500,000-volt power line from Arizona to San Diego. Power outages were reported in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and other counties o… See more

    Total fires9,093
    Total area1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km²)
    DeathsAt least 17
    Non-fatal injuriesAt least 203
    Response

    Government agencies and volunteers worked together to mitigate the effects of the fires. According to the state of California's Consolidated Response web page, "There are 17 active fires in Southern California. … See more

     
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