The Dexes / Wildfire / 5675751

Eventdex · Wildfire

AUGUSTA

5675751

The record

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id5,675,751
episode_id2,150,986
begin_utc1998-11-21T05:00:00+00:00
end_utc1998-11-30T04:59:00+00:00
stateVIRGINIA
cz_typeC
cz_nameAUGUSTA
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_crops80K
wfo_sourcePARK/FOREST SERVICE
episode_narrativeA wildfire, started by human activity, began on the 21st of November in U.S. Forest Service land, 3 miles west of Deerfield in Southwest Augusta County. Timber and brush were extremely dry from the lack of rainfall, and caused the fire to spread rapidly. The terrain of the Jerkemtight Roadless area along the east side of Shenandoah Mountain where the fire raged was extremely steep and rocky. This made the fire fighting efforts of the Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, and the National Park Service difficult at best. Seven hundred fire fighters and 2 helicopters were needed to bring the fire under control. The fire burned over 2000 acres of the George Washington and Thomas Jefferson National Forests before being controlled on the 29th of November.
year1,998

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AUGUSTA — Wildfire — TerraPulse