2023 California wildfires
The 2023 California wildfire season is a series of significant wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of California during the calendar year. According to statistics published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), a total of 7,127 fires burned a total of 324,917 acres (131,489 hectares). 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.
| 2023 California wildfires | |
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The York Fire burns in Mojave National Preserve on July 29 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 7,127 |
| Total area | 324,917 acres (131,489 ha) |
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| Buildings destroyed | 58 (13 damaged) |
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← 2022
2024 → | |
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