The November 2018 Camp fire is the most destructive wildfire in recent California history. The fire resulted in the loss of 18,804 structures. This was more than three time the number of property destroyed by the October 2017 Tubbs fire, which was the second most destructive. The Camp fire is also the
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Statistics on Wildfires in the U.S.
Overview
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Scale
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Effects
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Cal Fire. (October 24, 2022). Largest wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by number of structures destroyed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942823/leading-california-wildfires-destroyed-structures/
Cal Fire. "Largest wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by number of structures destroyed." Chart. October 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942823/leading-california-wildfires-destroyed-structures/
Cal Fire. (2022). Largest wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by number of structures destroyed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942823/leading-california-wildfires-destroyed-structures/
Cal Fire. "Largest Wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by Number of Structures Destroyed." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942823/leading-california-wildfires-destroyed-structures/
Cal Fire, Largest wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by number of structures destroyed Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942823/leading-california-wildfires-destroyed-structures/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Largest wildfires in California between 1932 and 2022, by number of structures destroyed [Graph], Cal Fire, October 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942823/leading-california-wildfires-destroyed-structures/