Worst wildfires in California history

Los Angeles wildfires among California’s most destructive in history
The two largest firestorms devastating Los Angeles County this week already rank among California’s 20 most damaging wildfires. Before the Palisades and Eaton fires, CalFire stats showed only 18 wildfires in history scorched more structures than preliminary damage tallies from these two Southern California conflagrations.
The Los Angeles fires are devastating. Do they compare to the worst in California history?
Southern California fires are only a fraction of the size of the state's largest blazes historically but could be the most destructive ever.
Los Angeles Fires Have Scorched Largest Urban Area in California in at Least 40 Years
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s
‘Big one we all feared’: Wildfires devastate Southern California
The Palisades and Eaton fires tear through homes and leave at least five dead. Smaller fires also add to state of alert in Los Angeles County.
How the Southern California wildfires are impacting Hollywood
The wildfires have devastated Southern California, burning more than 40,000 acres, and destroying 12,000+ structures. The blaze has also had severe ripple effects on the economy, including one of Southern California's most prominent industries: entertainment.
L.A. fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years
The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles, more than double the urban acreage consumed by the region's Woolsey fire in 2018,
The Eaton Fire Is Now One of California’s Deadliest
At least 16 people have died in the blaze, east of downtown Los Angeles. Officials expect the number to rise as the police ...
New threats emerge as massive LA fires rewrite records for death and destruction
Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.
From a school featured in 'Freaky Friday' to a historic synagogue, these are some of the landmarks damaged in the L.A.-area fires
The Los Angeles-area blazes, which authorities say have killed at least 16 people, have leveled homes, businesses and schools ...
Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires
Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California’s leaders have taken ...
Elapses size of San Francisco: LA fires carve mark on history
Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.
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Newsom waives building permits to help Los Angeles rebuild faster
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that waives building permits to help Los Angeles rebuild faster ...
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This isn’t the 1st time wildfires moved a game to Arizona: Revisiting Chargers-Dolphins in 2003
The NFL has moved a wildfire-impacted game in California to Arizona before, and ASU's staff undertook a last-minute ...
The homes are the fire's fuel
The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door ...