Map Compares Size Of CA Wildfires To City You Live In

CALIFORNIA – The trio of wildfires devastating California have burned more than 240,000 acres, killed 66 and forced the evacuations of hundreds of thousands of residents. NBC released an interactive map to compare the size of the ravenous Hill, Camp and Woolsey fires to the 1,000 most-populous cities or towns in the U.S., and the results are heartbreaking. Together, the California wildfires are about as big as one Indianapolis or 17 Manhattans.

NBC used data from the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Census Bureau to compile the map. Here are the California fires compared to ten of the biggest cities in the country:

New York, NY (303 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 0.7 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.5 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Chicago, IL (227 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 1 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.7 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Houston, TX (579 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 0.4 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.3 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday

Phoenix, AZ (474 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 0.5 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.3 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Philadelphia, PA (135 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 1.7 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 1.2 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.1 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Jacksonville, FL (757 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 0.3 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.2 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Indianapolis, IN (361 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 0.6 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.4 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Charlotte, NC (242 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 0.9 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.6 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Columbus, OH (210 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 1.1 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 0.7 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.0 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

Seattle, WA (223 land square miles):

• Camp Fire: 2.7 times the size
• Woolsey Fire: 1.9 times the size
• Hill Fire: 0.1 times the size (the blaze was 7 square miles as of Thursday)

To compare your city to the California wildfires, visit the NBC interactive map.

Photo: Firefighter Jose Corona sprays water as flames consume from the Camp Fire consume a home in Magalia, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)