California wildfires since 2010

2020 was an exceptional

fire season, resulting in

4m acres burned

Dixie fire started

early in the season

100k acres burned

2021

500

0

2020

2019

Camp fire in Paradise, CA

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

2020 was an exceptional

fire season, resulting in

4m acres burned

Dixie fire started

early in the season

100k acres burned

500

2021

0

2020

Camp fire in Paradise, CA

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Guardian graphic | Source: Historical data for 2020 and earlier was provided by CAL FIRE. 2021 data was provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The chart shows the cumulative acreage of fires calculated in bi-weekly intervals, based on their reported start dates. Some larger fires spanned several months in duration. Data was updated on 9 October 2021.