are the fires still burning in california today?
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At least eight fires are still currently burning in California, continuing a fire season that has been marked by mass evacuations and mass blackouts. Blazes fueled by high winds and dry conditions continued to ravage the state throughout the week—from Sonoma's wine country to densely-populated Los Angeles.
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The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever recorded in California, with a total of 8,527 fires burning an area of 1,893,913 acres (766,439 ha), the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a fire season, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ( ...
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In California, almost 95 percent of fires are started by people, and about 7 percent of those are caused by arson, according to Lynne Tolmachoff, the chief of public education at Cal Fire. The rest are mostly fires started by lightning, or other acts of Mother Nature such as wind taking down a power line.
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The fire, now burning for more than a week, is 60% contained and has not increased in size since yesterday, officials said. The fire has destroyed 189 houses and 76,000 acres. The Kincade fire broke out last Wednesday near the town of Geyserville, north of San Francisco.
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['Gold Fire. 21870 acres and 60% contained as of 7:50pm.', 'Hog Fire. 9545 acres and 64% contained as of 6:17pm.', 'Cottonwood Fire. 650 acres and 45% contained as of 7:17pm.', 'Badger Fire. 557 acres and 99% contained as of 7:13pm.', 'Karen Fire. 250 acres and 97% contained as of 7/26/2020.', 'Ridge Fire. ... ', 'Ione Fire. ... ', 'Lincoln Fire.']
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The Camp Fire, which began Nov. 8, is the deadliest in California history, killing 85 people and destroying nearly 19,000 buildings, according to previous Bee reports. The blaze wiped out 90 percent of Paradise and left tens of thousands of people homeless.
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UCLA is cancelling classes today. While the fire remains west of the 405 Freeway and poses no immediate threat to campus, we know some members of our campus community live in evacuation areas or may be impacted by road closures.
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A brush fire in Pacific Palisades on Monday prompted mandatory evacuation orders for about 200 homes, but residents received the all-clear to return home that night. The blaze has burned about 40 acres and was 10% contained as of Monday night, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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A vegetation fire in Pismo Beach that spread up to 445 acres is now 90% contained as of 8 a.m. ... All roads that were closed have been reopened, however Cal Fire advises caution in the area. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, no one has been injured and no structures have been lost, however one was damaged.
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Massive fires are still burning across NSW, Victoria and South Australia -- three states where cruise ships make regular calls in summer. ... “The country's major cities and the majority of its coastline remain open to visitors and most cruises are continuing unaffected and as scheduled,” a spokesperson said.
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A fire in Big Sur has burned about 300 acres as of late Wednesday morning, according to Andrew Madsen, spokesman for the Los Padres National Forest. ... According to the U.S. Forest Service, the fire is 10 percent contained as of Wednesday morning. About 480 firefighters are battling the blaze.
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Australian authorities have warned that massive bushfires raging in two states will continue to pose a threat, despite "catastrophic" conditions easing. About 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, feeding off tinder-dry conditions. ... At one point, fires broke out in suburbs of Sydney.
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A fast-moving brush fire spread over an estimated 40 acres and threatened nearly 200 homes in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Monday, the authorities said. Evacuation orders were lifted by Monday night, and the Los Angeles Fire Department said none of the homes that had been threatened by the fire were damaged.
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A wildfire that started Tuesday afternoon has burned more than 150 acres in Mendocino County, CalFire said Wednesay morning. The Vineyard Fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. along Highway 128 near the community of Yorkville. ... No evacuations were ordered, and Highway 128 remains open.
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Australia fires: heavy rain and cooler temperatures 'unlikely' to end bushfire threat. ... The RFS said there were more than 100 fires still burning across the state and many would take some time to fully contain, with 36 fires still burning out of control.
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Orange County Fire Authority If you are seeing smoke in Orange County right now, this smoke is coming north from the San Diego fires. There are currently no fires in Orange County.
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Although recent cooler conditions and rain have brought some respite, more than 50 fires are still burning in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.