October 2017 Northern California wildfires facts for kids

The October 2017 Northern California wildfires were a series of fires in California. The fires started on October 8 and 9 across Sonoma, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Lake and Butte counties in the state.

There were seventeen separate wildfires burning across California.

Over 5,700 houses and businesses were severely damaged or destroyed in the fires.

The Tubbs fire was the most expensive of the fires. It caused over $1 billion USD in damage.

Other fires included the Atlas fire and Nuns fire.

Images for kids

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  The 2017 Northern California wildfires from October 7 to October 14

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  The wildfires caused severe air quality problems around the Bay Area.

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  Aerial view of smoke from the 2017 fires in Napa and Sonoma Counties, California, on October 12 from near the south end of Lake Berryessa, nearest to the Atlas fire and looking toward the Nuns fire. Point Reyes is visible in the distance.

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  Aerial view of smoke from the Tubbs and Pocket fires, with the north end of Lake Berryessa, October 12

See also

In Spanish: Incendios forestales en California de 2017 para niños