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Eventdex · Wildfire

PATRICK

5504043

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id5,504,043
episode_id1,208,259
begin_utc2006-04-14T17:30:00+00:00
end_utc2006-04-20T19:00:00+00:00
stateVIRGINIA
cz_typeZ
cz_namePATRICK
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property3.9M
wfo_sourceEMERGENCY MANAGER
episode_narrativeDuring the early afternoon of April 14th, 2006 a dissipating complex of thunderstorms moved into southwest Virginia from West Virginia. Lightning from one of the associated thunderstorms started a wildfire on Bull Mountain in central Patrick Co. Virginia. Due to dry insitu conditions, the fire grew to ultimately consume nearly 4000 forest acres of both state and private lands. Also destroyed were 3 homes, 6 structures, and a variety of personal property. There was a mandatory evacuation of 40 families with an additional 35 families recommended to evacuate, and many roads leading to the fire scene were closed by local officials. The fire prompted a declartion of a State of Emergency by the Governor for Patrick Co. Va.The only injury was an indirectly related to the fire when a firefighter sprained an ankle.
year2,006

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PATRICK — Wildfire — TerraPulse