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Megathread: California Wildfires - All news

Megathread: California Wildfires - All news


Megathread: California Wildfires

Posted: 17 Nov 2018 03:25 PM PST

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

 

Acting Governor Newsom has declared multiple States of Emergency due to wildfires.

Resources:

 


The latest information:

  • Fires: 2

  • 74 confirmed fatalities

  • 1,000+ people missing

Camp Fire:

  • Location: Butte County

  • 148,000 acres burned

  • 55% contained

  • 71 fatalities confirmed

  • 11,862 structures destroyed (including homes)

Woolsey Fire:

  • Location: Los Angeles County, Ventura County

  • 98,362 acres burned

  • 82% contained

  • 3 fatalities confirmed

  • 713 structures destroyed, 57,000 in danger

 

You can view the fire map here and another fire map here.

 

Air Quality

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

 


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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