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Eventdex · Wildfire

KERN CTY MTNS

121177

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id121,177
episode_id20,344
begin_utc2008-06-28T22:59:00+00:00
end_utc2008-07-01T07:59:00+00:00
stateCALIFORNIA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameKERN CTY MTNS
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property1.00M
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceEmergency Manager
episode_narrativeJune saw the fourth consecutive month of below-normal rainfall in the central California interior, as neither Fresno nor Bakersfield had any rain. While dry Junes are not uncommon (this was Bakersfield���s 72nd dry June, and Fresno���s 50th), the prospect of a dry June coming on the heels of the driest March-May on record for Bakersfield, and the 4th driest for Fresno, was a factor in Governor Schwarzenegger declaring a drought for the state on June 4th. In addition to the agricultural and hydrological impacts of the dry weather, the fire danger due to dried brush and other vegetation was high, and thunderstorms that moved through the state during the latter half of the month triggered numerous wildfires.||Bakersfield ended the 2007-2008 rain season (which runs from July 1st to June 30th) with a season total of only 2.38 inches, or 36.7 % of the normal of 6.49 inches. The past season was the 2nd driest on record, surpassed only by the 1933-34 season which saw only 2.21 inches. Fresno fared much better, due to an unseasonably wet December through February, but the rains ended abruptly in late February and the season ended with 8.40 inches. This was 74.8 % of Fresno���s normal of 11.23 inches.||The Piute wildfire, Sequoia NF, ignited on June 28 at 1459 PDT. The cause was unknown. The location was 8 miles North of Twin Oaks, Kern County. The size was 37,026 acres, and the fire was finally contained on 7/25/08. No fatalities. There were 51 structures lost (6 Primary, 45 Outbuildings). Cost to contain was $25 Million.
year2,008

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