2015 California wildfires
| 2015 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
Smoke from the 2015 California wildfires as seen from space, on August 18, 2015 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 8,745 |
| Total area | 893,362 acres (3,615 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 firefighters and 7 civilians killed |
| Non-fatal injuries | At least 1 |
| Damage | ≥4.771 billion (2015 USD) |
| Map | |
A map of wildfires in California in 2015, using Cal Fire data | |
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By the end of 2015 a total of 8,745 wildfires were recorded across the state of California, burning 893,362 acres (3,615 km2). Approximately 3,159 structures were damaged or destroyed by wildfires, and at least 7 fatalities were recorded.
On September 11, after the Butte Fire exploded from a size of 32,000 acres (129 km2) to 65,000 acres (263 km2), in the Amador and Calaveras counties, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency.