2023 California wildfires
| 2023 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
The York Fire burns in Mojave National Preserve on July 29 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 7,386 |
| Total area | 332,822 acres (134,688 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths |
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| Structures destroyed | 58 (13 damaged) |
| Map | |
A map of wildfires in California in 2023, using Cal Fire data | |
| Season | |
← 2022
2024 → | |
According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,386 wildfires burned a total of 332,822 acres (134,688 hectares) in the U.S. state of California in 2023. This was below the state's five-year average of 1,722,059 acres (696,893 ha) burned during the same period. The 2023 fire season followed the 2022 season, during which the number of fires and the resulting burned acreage were both below average. Four fatalities were reported during the 2023 fire season.