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SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS

1218724

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,218,724
Episode IDepisode_id196,978
Begin UTCbegin_utc2024-09-09T21:20:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2024-09-21T08:00:00+00:00
StatestateCALIFORNIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameSANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct22
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property50.00M
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceFire Department/Rescue
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeFollowing and during a record heat wave, 3 large wildfires erupted and became out of control burning rapidly. The Airport fire started in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County on the south portion of the Santa Ana mountains. The Bridge fire started in the San Gabriel mountains and spread into Wrightwood and Mt Baldy. The Line fire started in Highland and burned for weeks up the Santa Ana River drainage of the San Bernardino mountains. The wildfires were between 23,0000 and 55,000 acres and caused millions of dollars of damage and expenses to fight.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeThe Airport fire began at 120 pm PDT Monday September 9, 2024 in Trabuco Canyon, at a remote controlled airport facility, following an excessive heat wave where temperatures reached 100 to 112F. The wildfire burned the next 2 weeks across the Santa Ana mountains and SR 74 which was closed. The wildfire reached into western Riverside County, just west of Lake Elsinore. Total acreage was 23,500. Estimated cost of 95 million. There were a total of 160 structures destroyed in Riverside and Orange Counties with 89 of those structures in Orange County. 22 persons, 2 were civilians and the rest firefighters, suffered injuries. A Fire Management Assistance Grant was issued and approved by FEMA through the California.
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