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Megathread: Southern California Wildfires - All news

Megathread: Southern California Wildfires - All news


Megathread: Southern California Wildfires

Posted: 08 Dec 2017 08:31 AM PST

The Southern California wildfires are an ongoing disaster and this thread will serve as the central discussion place as things continue to unfold.

Here's what we know right now (Friday, Dec 8th at 8:15am PST)

There are now 6 major wildfires:

  • Rye Fire

  • Skirball Fire

  • Creek Fire

  • Thomas Fire

  • Lilac Fire

  • Liberty Fire

You can view the fire map here.

The latest stats from Cal Fire are:

  • 141,000 acres burned

  • 190,000 residents evacuated

  • 23,000 homes threatened

  • 5,700 firefighters on the lines

  • 500 confirmed structures destroyed

And as of this morning, news outlets are reporting two deaths.

Yesterday, fire officials brought a historic fire danger score and prompted them to upgrade their color-coding system to include purple for the first time.

Map here.

The air quality is also very poor in many locations. You can check your air quality index here.


Here are some useful resources for staying informed as things continue to develop:


Edit: The comments are set to a suggested sort of "new", however you can change it to "best" in order to see the most upvoted comments.

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