The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 924742
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
924742
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 924,742 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 153,358 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2020-10-01T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2020-10-01T17:29:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Fire Department/Rescue |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | For the month of October, numerous wildfires that started in September 2020, continued to burn across northern California.||The August Complex is the largest fire in California history, and is spread across the county warning areas of weather forecast offices Sacramento and Eureka. One fatality and injury occurred on August 27 at the August Complex due to a vehicular accident, many structures were destroyed or damaged. The August Complex finally becomes fully contained by November 15, 2020.||The LNU and SCU complexes are mainly within the county warning area of weather forecast office Monterey; however, both fires spread into Sacramento's forecast area.||The LNU Complex caused significant damage in Solano County, including 2 fatalities, the evacuation of Vacaville and Fairfield, and the closure of I-80. Yolo County was also affected by the fires and had evacuations and road closures. 3 Fatalities occurred in Napa County. It has been difficult to find detailed data, but there were 5 injuries that occurred, 4 civilian and 1 first responder. The LNU Complex finally becomes fully extinguished by October 1, 2020.||The SCU Complex covered large swaths of land over Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus counties. Per the last CalFire incident update, 6 injuries occurred, 4 were first responders and 2 were civilian. The fires caused significant damage over the area. The SCU Complex finally becomes fully contained on October 1, 2020.||Finally, the North Complex, spanning portions of Plumas and Butte counties, was also started by lightning on August 17 at 8AM PST. Fire activity occurred for the month of August, but extreme fire growth happened during the month of September due to a strong offshore wind event. Per the US Forest Service there were 16 fatalities and 2,455 structures destroyed. As of November 29, the date when this is being prepared, estimated containment is expected to occur on November 30. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The SCU Complex started on August 16 and eventually becomes contained on October 1, 2020. It covered Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus counties which span the county warning areas of Monterey and Sacramento offices. This fire ends up burning a total of 396, 624 acres, destroying 136 structures and 86 minor structures, and damaging 26 structures. 6 injuries were reported, 4 of which were first responders and 2 civilian; however, detailed data for injuries have been hard to come by. Finally, evacuations and road closures occurred. The majority of this fire complex burned in Monterey's county warning area. |
| Yearyear | 2,020 |
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