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Eventdex · Wildfire

WALKER

662960

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id662,960
episode_id111,134
begin_utc2016-10-05T13:00:00+00:00
end_utc2016-10-17T13:00:00+00:00
stateGEORGIA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameWALKER
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property377.78K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeThroughout the spring, summer and autumn, north Georgia saw an extended period of below normal rainfall. By late summer and early fall all of north Georgia was experiencing severe, extreme or exceptional drought conditions. As summer vegetation began to die off and autumn leaves began falling from the trees, the continued extremely dry conditions led to very dangerous wildfire conditions. From early October through November, numerous wildfires erupted across north and central Georgia including 3 major wildfires covering multiple thousands of acres apiece in the north Georgia mountains. By early December, over $20 million dollars in federal funds had been spent fighting wildfires in the Chattahoochee National Forest and on surrounding federal and state lands.
event_narrativeThe Strawberry fire consumed 477 acres of state, federal and private land in Walker County. This human caused wildfire started on October 5th and was not declared contained until the 17th of the month. Over $370,000 federal dollars were spent fighting this wildfire.
year2,016

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WALKER — Wildfire — TerraPulse