2007 California wildfires - Wikipedia
At least 9,093 separate wildfires charred 1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km 2) of land in the US state of California in 2007. [1] Thirty of those wildfires were part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm, [5] which burned approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km 2, or 1,520 mi 2) of land from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border. [6]
October 2007 California wildfires - Wikipedia
The October 2007 California wildfires, also known as the Fall 2007 California firestorm, [11] were a series of about thirty wildfires (17 of which became major wildfires) [8] that began igniting across Southern California on October 20. At least 1,500 homes were destroyed [12] and approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km 2, or 1,520 mi 2) of land was burned from Santa Barbara …
in 2007 California Wildfires* DAMAGE SUMMARY •21 Distinct Fires •517,935 Acres Burned •4,087 Structures Destroyed of Damaged •62.6% Were Residential •Total Insured Losses are Estimated at $1.6 Billion *As of November 8, 2007, 6AM PST, at which time virtually all fires had been extinguished.
SCVHistory.com | CAL FIRE: California Fire Siege 2007, incl.
In October of 2007, a series of large wildfires ignited and burned hundreds of thousands of acres in Southern California. The fires displaced nearly one million residents, destroyed thousands of homes, and sadly took the lives of 10 people.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after a Blue Ribbon Task Force released their report on the devastating Southern California wildfires of 2007. The Governor requested the report in November to help assess how federal, state and local level governments can better prevent and fight future fires.
catastrophic fire outbreaks. The 2007 California fires were a striking reminder of the potential for wildland fires to escape their normal bounds. An outbreak of near hurricane-force Santa Ana winds in southern California, supercharged fires, and simultaneous wildfire outbreaks stretched the available fire suppression resources.
California Witch and Guejito WUI Fires 2007 | NIST
Jun 10, 2011 · The October 2007 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California on October 20, 2007. At least 1,500 homes were destroyed and over 500,000 acres of land burned from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border.
October 2007 Wildfires Report | National Centers for …
Long–term drought conditions and strong Santa Ana winds brought devastating wildfires to Southern California in October. Numerous large fires burned over 900,000 acres during the month across the region.
In late October 2007, several major wildfires engulfed large tracts of land in the southern region of California, forcing the evacuation of half a million people1.
The 2007 southern California wildfires: Lessons in complexity
The 2007 wildfire season in southern California burned over 1,000,000 ac (∼400,000 ha) and included several megafires. We use the 2007 fires as a case study to draw three major lessons about wildfires and wildfire complexity in southern California.
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