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Eventdex · Wildfire

GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA

363176

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id363,176
episode_id60,784
begin_utc2012-01-19T21:00:00+00:00
end_utc2012-01-21T14:00:00+00:00
stateNEVADA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameGREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA
deaths_direct1
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property4.53M
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceNewspaper
episode_narrativeLow pressure moved from off the Oregon and Washington coast early on the 19th to the northern Rockies early on the 20th. This brought strong winds to the Reno area on the 19th, which helped fan a large wildfire just south of Reno.
event_narrativeStrong winds (up to 84 mph) and the improper disposal of fireplace ashes caused the rapid spread of a fire originating at the north end of Washoe Valley early in the afternoon on the 19th. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate from the swift-moving fire. Around 3100 acres were burned with 28 homes destroyed (7 damaged) and one fatality attributed to the fire. ||For information purposes only (not direct costs from wildfire), the tally of fire-fighting related costs were at least 1.5 million dollars.
year2,012

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GREATER RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA — Wildfire — TerraPulse