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{{Infobox wildfire
|title = 2020 Sierran wildfires
|image = Sierra on fire 2020.jpg
|image_size = 210px
|caption = An August 19, 2020 satellite image of the wildfires burning in Northern Sierra, covering a signicant portion of mainland Sierra. 
|total_fires = 7,451
|total_area = 2,094,955 acres<br>(847,798 ha) 
|cost = >[[Sierran dollar|$]]769.61 million (2020 SD) 
|structures = 3,749
|fatalities = 9 
|injuries = 34
|prev = [[2019 Sierran wildfires|2019]]
|season_name = 2020 
|next = [[2021 Sierran wildfires|2021]] 
}}
The '''2020 Sierran wildfires''' were a series of record-breaking {{W|Wildfire|wildfires}} that burnt across the [[Kingdom of Sierra]], primarily within the [[Styxie]], both core and satellite provinces, and much of the [[Southwest Corridor]] in Southern Sierra. The peak of the wildfire season occured between July and November when hot and dry winds are the most frequent in the country and does not end until the first significant rainstorm of winter arrives, usually in October and typically within northern areas of Sierra and then between November and December for the southern areas. As of September 6 2020, thre have been a total of 7,451 total fires and have burnt across 2,094,955 total acres (847,798 ha), making 2020 the largest wildfire season in Sierran history.

On August 19, [[Prime Minister of Sierra|Prime Minister]] [[Susan Kwon]] declared that there were a total of 367 known fires, many sparked by intense firestorms, from August 16–17 that were caused by Tropical Storm Fausto. The response, both provincial and federal, and evacuations have been hampered by the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra|COVID-19 pandemic]] with a state of emergency being declared on August 18 by the federal government not long after various provincial governments also declared states of emergency.
==Early outlook==
Earlier in 2020, there were concerns that the current wildfire season in Sierra would be prolonged and especially grave due to the unusually dry months of January and February, which have been recovered as some of the driest months on record. On March 22, a state of emergency was declared in [[Tahoe]], [[Plumas]] and [[Shasta]] due to a mass die-off of trees within the [[Styxie]] region and other parts of Northern Sierra, potentially increasing of risk of wildfires. Throughout March and April, rain began to constantly fall on mainland Sierra, but the Styxie and other parts of Northern Sierra were still at risk of wildfires despite the rain reducing the risk of such an event across most of the country. 
==List of wildfires==
==See also==
*[[List of Sierran wildfires]]
*[[2018 Sierran wildfires]]
*{{W|Emergency evacuation procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic}}

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