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2021 California wildfires, the Glossary

The 2021 California wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the U.S. state of California.^[1]

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Wildfires in California by year

Alpine County, California

Alpine County is a county in the eastern part of the U.S. state of California located within the Sierra Nevada on the state border with Nevada.

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Amador County, California

Amador County is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada.

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Anchorage Daily News

The Anchorage Daily News is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Co., and based in Anchorage, Alaska.

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The Antelope Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Klamath National Forest, the Modoc National Forest, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and in Lava Beds National Monument in Siskiyou County, California, in the United States.

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Beckwourth Complex fires

The Beckwourth Complex was a wildfire complex that burned in the Plumas National Forest in Plumas and Lassen counties.

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Butte County, California

Butte County is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California.

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Caldor Fire

The Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado, Amador, and Alpine County, California, in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.

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Cannabis cultivation

Cultivation of cannabis is the production of cannabis infructescences ("buds" or "leaves").

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Climate change in California

Climate change in California has resulted in higher than average temperatures, leading to increased occurrences of droughts and wildfires.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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CZU Lightning Complex fires

The CZU Lightning Complex fires were wildfires that burned in Northern California starting in August 2020.

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Dixie Fire

The 2021 Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama counties in Northern California.

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Douglas County, Nevada

Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.

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El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County, officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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Fawn Fire

The Fawn Fire was a destructive wildfire in Shasta County, California, near Redding, in September–October 2021.

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French Fire (2021)

The French Fire was a wildfire that burned near Shirley Meadows west of Lake Isabella in Kern County, California in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season.

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Heat wave

A heat wave or heatwave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather.

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Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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Kern County, California

Kern County is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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KNP Complex Fire

The 2021 KNP Complex Fire was a large wildfire in Sequoia National Park and the Sequoia National Forest in Central California's Tulare County.

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KOLO-TV

KOLO-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Reno, Nevada, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus.

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KXTV

KXTV (channel 10) is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States, affiliated with ABC.

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Lassen County, California

Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Lava Fire (2021)

The Lava Fire was a wildfire that burned along the slopes of Mount Shasta near Weed, California during the 2021 California wildfire season.

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Lightning strike

A lightning strike or lightning bolt is a lightning event in which the electric discharge takes place between the atmosphere and the ground.

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List of California wildfires

This is a partial and incomplete list of California wildfires. 2021 California wildfires and list of California wildfires are lists of wildfires in the United States.

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Los Angeles County, California

Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles (Condado de Los Ángeles), and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States, with 9,861,224 residents estimated in 2022.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Madera County, California

Madera County, officially the County of Madera, is a county located at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California.

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Mariposa County, California

Mariposa County is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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McCash Fire

The 2021 McCash Fire was a large wildfire in Siskiyou County in Northern California.

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McFarland Fire

The McFarland Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest north of Wildwood in Trinity County, Shasta County, and Tehama County, California in the United States.

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Modoc County, California

Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California.

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Mono County, California

Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Monterey County, California

Monterey County, officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California.

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Monument Fire

The Monument Fire (formerly known as the Panther Fire) was a wildfire west of Big Bar in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California in the United States.

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National forest (United States)

In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands that are largely forest and woodland areas.

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Nevada County, California

Nevada County is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada.

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU).

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Palisades Fire

The Palisades Fire was a wildfire that burned in Topanga State Park, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles, California on May 14, 2021.

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Placer County, California

Placer County (Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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Plumas County, California

Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California.

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Politico

Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company.

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River Complex 2021 fires

The River Complex 2021 was a wildfire complex burning in Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County, California in the United States.

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River Fire (2021)

The River Fire was a destructive 2021 wildfire that burned near Colfax in Nevada County and Placer County, California.

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Riverside County, California

Riverside County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Salt Fire (2021)

The Salt Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Lakehead area north of Shasta Lake in Shasta County, California in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season.

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San Bernardino County, California

San Bernardino County, officially the County of San Bernardino and sometimes abbreviated as S.B. County, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area.

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San Diego County, California

San Diego County, officially the County of San Diego (Condado de San Diego), is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California.

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Santa Ana winds

The Santa Ana winds, also sometimes called the devil winds, are strong, extremely dry downslope winds that originate inland and affect coastal Southern California and northern Baja California.

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Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County, officially the County of Santa Barbara (Condado de Santa Bárbara), is a county located in Southern California.

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Shasta County, California

Shasta County, officially the County of Shasta, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Siskiyou County, California

Siskiyou County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of California.

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Tamarack Fire

The Tamarack Fire was a wildfire that burned, primarily in the Mokelumne Wilderness in Alpine County, California, Douglas County, Nevada and Lyon County, Nevada, as part of the 2021 California wildfire season.

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Tehama County, California

Tehama County (Wintun for "high water") is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California.

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Tennant Fire

The Tennant Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Klamath National Forest in Siskiyou County, California, in the United States as part of the 2021 California wildfire season.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Trinity County, California

Trinity County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Tulare County, California

Tulare County is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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Tuolumne County, California

Tuolumne County, officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering of land.

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Wildfire

A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

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Willow Fire

The Willow Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Ventana Wilderness in Monterey County, California, in the United States as part of the 2021 California wildfire season.

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Windy Fire

The 2021 Windy Fire was a large wildfire in the Sequoia National Forest in Central California's Tulare County.

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2020 California wildfires

The 2020 California wildfire season, part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season, was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. 2021 California wildfires and 2020 California wildfires are Effects of climate change, lists of wildfires in the United States and wildfires in California by year.

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2020–2023 North American drought

A drought developed in the Western, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States in the summer of 2020.

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References

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Wildfires in California by year

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