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Eventdex · Wildfire

SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

522942

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id522,942
episode_id86,649
begin_utc2014-05-15T21:45:00+00:00
end_utc2014-05-21T22:45:00+00:00
stateCALIFORNIA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameSAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceFire Department/Rescue
episode_narrativeMid-May was marked by a period of very hot, dry and windy conditions. This included an unusually strong Santa Ana wind event with a 1036 mb surface high over the northern Great Basin. Wind speeds were as high as 40-45 mph in SW California and 60 to 80 mph in the foothills and mountains. Over the course of four days, 8 major fires raged across San Diego County due to various causes. Several other smaller brush fires, including the Freeway Fire (56 acres near Naval Weapons Station on Camp Pendleton). At one point on the 15th, 9 fires were burning at once, many in and around residential/populated areas of north San Diego County. In total, these fires burned just under 27,000 acres, causing over $50 million in property damage and the cost to fight the fires themselves. Only minor injuries were reported and no deaths directly attributed to the fires.
event_narrativeThe Pulgas Fire broke out around 1345 PST on the 15th at Camp Pendleton near Interstate 5 at Las Pulgas Road, to the north of Oceanside. Las Pulgas Area personnel were ordered to evacuate to the School of Infantry Parade deck behind the mess hall. The fire burned 500 acres acres within the next couple of hours. It became the largest of the fires, burning a total of 15,000 acres before being fully contained on the afternoon of the 21st. Road closures included the Las Pulgas gate closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles, Stuart Mesa Road north of Assault Craft Unit-5, Basilone Road from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton to Camp Horno, as well as Las Pulgas Road.
year2,014

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