California wildfire rapidly expands across the US West

United States

PROCESSING CONFIDENCE97%Model confidence in the classification from supplied reports

COVERAGE3 reports3 publisher domains

FIRST DETECTEDSep 13, 2026, 11:02 AM UTCFirst time DoomRadar attached a report to this event

LAST MATERIAL CHANGENo later material changeRoutine duplicate coverage does not count as a material update

WHAT HAPPENED

California's largest wildfire is reportedly growing rapidly and spreading across the western United States.

SO WHAT?

Further expansion could threaten communities, force evacuations and worsen regional air-quality and firefighting pressures.

SCORE CONTEXT

Why 76 is a serious score

7661–80

A score of 76 sits in DoomRadar's 61–80 band, which represents serious escalation or large-scale disruption. The score estimates potential severity and wider impact; it is not a probability or a forecast of losses.

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EVIDENCE

How much reporting is behind this event

3REPORTS

3PUBLISHER DOMAINS

97%PROCESSING CONFIDENCE

Processing confidence reflects the model's confidence in its event classification from the supplied reports. It does not mean every claim in every linked report is independently verified.

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