July 23 in weather history

Carr Fire

July 23, 2018 · United States

The Carr Fire was a large wildfire in 2018 in Northern California's Shasta and Trinity counties. The fire ignited on July 23 and burned 229,651 acres (92,936 hectares) before it was fully contained on August 30. The Carr Fire destroyed 1,604 structures, including more than a thousand homes, and damaged 277 others. At…

Where it happened

United States, as Wikidata places it.

  • Wildfires

The record

Date
July 23, 2018
Ended
August 30, 2018
Kind
Wildfire
Where
United States
Country
United States
Deaths
8

What happened

The Carr Fire was a large wildfire in 2018 in Northern California's Shasta and Trinity counties. The fire ignited on July 23 and burned 229,651 acres (92,936 hectares) before it was fully contained on August 30. The Carr Fire destroyed 1,604 structures, including more than a thousand homes, and damaged 277 others. At the time it was the sixth-most destructive fire in California history (now the ninth-most destructive fire), as well as the seventh-largest wildfire in recorded California history (now the fourteenth-largest). The Carr Fire cost over $1.659 billion (2018 USD), including $1.5 billion in insured losses and more than $158.7 million in suppression costs. At its height, the fire engaged as many as 4,766 personnel from multiple agencies.

From Wikipedia, “Carr Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q55807361 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Carr Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.