2024 California wildfires
| 2024 California wildfires | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 8,024 |
| Total area | 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Structures destroyed | 1,716 (432 damaged) |
| Season | |
← 2023
2025 → | |
By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) throughout the U.S. state of California. The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. Wildfires destroyed a total of 1,716 structures and killed one person in the state in 2024. This season had the most burned acres since the 2021 wildfire season.