California wildfires have burned more than one million acres this year, according to Cal Fire data. Since 1987 there have been just seven other years when California wildfires consumed over a million acres.

California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained have been ordered to evacuate after the blaze in San Bernardino County flared up

Nearly a month after it was reportedly intentionally started, the more than 43,000-acre Line Fire continues to prompt mandatory evacuations orders and warnings for residents in the San Bernardino Mountains.

California has surpassed the dubious milestone of 1 million acres burned. In 2023, fires burned 332,822 acres throughout the state.

Flare-ups in the San Bernardino National Forest have prompted officials to issue a new evacuation order as firefighters continue battling against the Line Fire.

It has burned 43,458.8 acres after being active for 25 days, an increase of 208 acres since the last update. A crew of 1,176 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 80% of the fire as of Monday afternoon.

The Line Fire was spread over 62.6 square miles, with 83% of the fire contained and 1,176 personnel assigned to fight the fire as of Sunday.