Английская Википедия:2023 California wildfires

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The 2023 California wildfire season is a series of significant wildfires that have burned in the U.S. state of California since the beginning of the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), Шаблон:As of, a total of 7,084 fires have burned a total of Шаблон:Convert. This is below the state's five-year average of Шаблон:Convert burned during the same period. The 2023 fire season follows the 2022 season, during which the number of fires and the resulting burned acreage were both below average.

Season outlook

Climate

California saw a series of powerful atmospheric rivers between December 2022 and March 2023, which much improved drought conditions in the state and boosted the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada to more than 200% of average for the date. Some researchers noted that the resulting vegetation growth could prove dangerous if dry and warm conditions return during spring and summer, obviating the gains from early storms, but in general, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), increased precipitation reduces the risk of a worse wildfire season.

Cal Fire predicted that "critically dry fuel moisture alignments are not likely to be reached for any great length of time or over a larger area" between March and June 2023. Critical fuel moisture refers to the point at which fuel characteristics—like vegetation mortality or dryness—are favorable for large fire growth.

Timing of peak fire season

In Northern California, fire season typically peaks in the summer with increasingly warm and dry conditions and aided by occasional dry cold frontal passages that may bring winds and/or lightning. Activity usually continues until late fall brings Pacific moisture to the northern portion of the state, though northeast wind events may pose a threat. In Southern California, fire season typically peaks in late spring through early fall, when Pacific moisture recedes. Offshore wind events such as Santa Ana winds mean that large fires are possible year-round, but their frequency is most heightened in the fall, when fuels are also driest.

Preparation

In January, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the allocation of $930 million in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act to ten western states, including California, for fuel reduction programs and other measures to curtail wildfire risks. The allocation was reported to represent a significant increase in funding for programs like tree clearing, brush thinning and removal, and controlled burns in Southern California, whose four National Forests previously received about $1.2 million annually for those purposes.

On January 31, California senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla (as well as senators Steve Daines of Montana and Ron Wyden of Oregon) introduced a bill to the U.S. Senate entitled the Wildfire Emergency Act, recognizing the "threat of wildfire" as an emergency in the Western United States. The proposed bill would provide at least a quarter of a billion dollars in funding for forest restoration and wildfire resilience in 20 locations of more than Шаблон:Convert each, coordinated by the Forest Service. It would also create a program at the Department of Energy to "ensure that critical facilities remain active during wildfire disruptions". Further funding would be provided for prescribed fire implementation, firefighter training, and wildfire detection.

On March 20, Vice President Kamala Harris announced $197 million in federal grants through the administration’s wildfire defense grant program. California-based authorities and organizations were slated to receive 29 grants; they include money for counties to conduct home defensible space inspections, prescribed burn training, and fuels reductions, as well as increased funding for U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire prevention efforts.

Impacts

Casualties

While fighting the Шаблон:Convert Broadway Fire near Cabazon in Riverside County on August 6, two helicopters (a Bell 407 and a Sikorsky S-64E) collided in mid-air. The Sikorsky helicopter landed safely, while all three occupants of the Bell helicopter—a contract pilot, a Cal Fire division chief, and a Cal Fire captain—were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the accident.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that have burned more than Шаблон:Convert, produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.

Name	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes	Refs
Danny	Los Angeles	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Unknown cause.
Geology	Riverside	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation, burned in Joshua Tree National Park.
Bone	Tuolumne	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Caused by lightning in the area of a Stanislaus National Forest planned prescribed burn, the fire was managed for resource objectives.
District	Kern	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	July 10	Caused by a semi truck fire. Adjacent to Interstate 5, caused closures of the freeway's northbound lanes.
Rabbit	Riverside	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation, burned near Lakeview and Beaumont. Caused evacuation warnings and orders.
Bonny	Riverside	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation. Caused evacuation warnings and orders. 1 structure destroyed.
York	San Bernardino, Clark (NV)	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause undetermined. Burned largely in Mojave National Preserve in California; burned Шаблон:Convert in Nevada. 3 structures destroyed.
East	Kern	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation.
No Name	Kern	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation.
Almond	Kern	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation.
South Fork Complex	Humboldt	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Center	Caused by lightning. Consists of the 3-9, Sulfur, Pellitreau, and Pilot fires.
SRF Lightning Complex	Humboldt	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Caused by lightning. Consists of the Lone Pine, Pearch, Mosquito, Blue Creek, Blue Creek 2, Bluff #1, Let-er-buck, Hancock, Iron, Lost, Devil, and Glenn fires.
Deep	Trinity	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Center	Caused by lightning.
Smith River Complex	Del Norte, Curry (OR), Josephine (OR)	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Center	Caused by lightning. Consists of the Holiday, Diamond, Kelly, and Prescott fires, as well as many smaller fires.
Happy Camp Complex	Siskiyou	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Caused by lightning. Consists of the Head, Canyon, Elliot, and Three Creeks fires, as well as many smaller fires. Evacuations in effect. 9 structures destroyed/damaged.
Redwood	Tulare	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Center	Caused by lightning. Burning in Sequoia National Park and being managed by the park with a "confine and contain" strategy.
Plant	Santa Barbara	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation.
Quarry	Tuolumne	Шаблон:No	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Center	Caused by lightning.
Rabbit	Tulare	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Center	Caused by lightning.
Highland	Riverside	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation.
Canyon	San Diego	Шаблон:Yes2	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause under investigation. Burned on Camp Pendleton.

See also

• List of California wildfires
• 2023 Arizona wildfires
• 2023 New Mexico wildfires
• 2023 Oregon wildfires

External links

• Cal Fire 2023 Incidents Overview page