Wildfire Map In California
When the department responds to a major cal fire jurisdiction incident the department will post incident details to the web site.
Wildfire map in california. These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours. The maria fire the easy fire and the kincade fire are among the biggest wildfires in california. There are two major types of current fire information. Select a fire.
The california governor s office of emergency services also has an interactive map of red flag warnings and new and active fires. The data is provided by calfire. June 8 2020 7 17 a m. Support free tracker access.
The california department of forestry and fire protection cal fire responds to all types of emergencies. Through the end of august 2018 cal fire alone spent 432 million on operations. As of may 2019. Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started.
The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever recorded in california with a total of 8 527 fires burning an area of 1 893 913 acres 766 439 ha the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a fire season according to the california department of forestry and fire protection cal fire and the national interagency fire center nifc as of december 21. Click on the fires below to. This is a summary of all incidents including those managed by cal fire and other partner agencies. The map is here.
Help the san francisco chronicle keep the california fire tracker up to date and free to the public. This interactive map developed in the san francisco chronicle newsroom provides information on wildfires burning across california. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. Current air quality fire safety tips wildfire coverage.
May 31 2019 updated. This map contains four different types of data. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. Major emergency incidents could include large extended day wildfires 10 acres or greater floods earthquakes hazardous material spills etc.
This map is updated every weekday.