Over the past decade, California has seen longer and more intense fire seasons due to a changing climate and increasing forest fuel loads. This combination has led to some of the deadliest and largest wildfires on record in the state.
You can explore the growth and changes of California's fire seasons with CapRadio’s California Wildfire History map. In this interactive map, you’ll find the perimeters of recorded wildfires since 1878 and explore the causes, acreage and ignition season of these fires by decade, spanning more than 100 years of wildfires.