Zaca Fire
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| Zaca Fire | |
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| Part of the 2007 California wildfires | |
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| Burned area | 240,207 acres (972 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 43 |
| Structures destroyed | 1 |
| Damage | $118.3 million (2017 USD) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Sparks from a grinding machine on private property |
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The Zaca Fire was a very large wildfire in the San Rafael Mountains, northeast of the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County, California. It was the single largest wildfire of the 2007 California wildfire season. The fire started on July 4, 2007, and by August 31, it had burned over 240,207 acres (972.083 km2), making it California's second largest fire in recorded history at that time after the Cedar Fire of 2003.[2][3] As of 2024, it is California's 13th-largest recorded fire in modern history.[4] The fire was contained on September 4, 2007,[5] with the fire being brought under control on October 29, 2007.[6]
Progression
On July 4, 2007, at 10:53 a.m. PDT, the Zaca Fire started as a result of sparks from a grinding machine at the Zaca Lake private corporate retreat, which was being used by a Zaca Lake Retreat Employee to repair a water pipe.[3][7][1] It spread to a size of 240,207 acres (972.08 km2) in August.[2][8] By August 12, progress was being made on the fire through the combined efforts of firefighters and aircraft. Firefighters were able to turn the direction of the fire away from the Paradise Road community.[9]
The Zaca Fire neared containment on September 2.[5] On September 4, 2007, the fire had cost $117 million to fight, and was 100% contained.[1] Hotspots within the fire perimeter continued to burn for over another month, until the Zaca Fire was fully brought under control on October 29, 2007.[6] Of the 43 non-fatal injuries, 2 occurred when a helicopter assigned to the incident crashed.[10]
Effects
The fire had primarily burned away from populated areas in extremely steep and rugged areas of the San Rafael Mountains in the Los Padres National Forest and the Santa Ynez River Recreation Area.[2] It only destroyed one Forest Service outbuilding. Its impacts on the environment and area water resources are not yet fully known.[11] Many trails and campgrounds in the Dick Smith Wilderness were destroyed. Since then, a number of them have been rebuilt.[citation needed]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zaca Fire Incident Information". CAL FIRE. September 4, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c [1] Script error: No such module "webarchive". Cal Fire update page
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zaca Fire information on Yuba net". Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 20 Largest California Wildfires" (PDF). CAL FIRE. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zaca Wildland Fire". Retrieved September 3, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Zaca Fire Controlled But Not Out[permanent dead link]" InciWeb. Retrieved on November 6, 2007
- ^ "Officials Find Cause of Zaca Fire", KEYT3 news, July 6, 2007 Archived at Wayback Machine
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Giana Magnoli (December 13, 2017). "Earlier wildfires may hold key to stopping giant Thomas Fire". The Tribune. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Daniel, Stacy; Tina Leonard (August 12, 2007). "Critical turn in the Zaca Fire: DC-10 Airtanker flies over and Evacuation Order downgraded". KSBY-TV—San Luis Obispo, CA. MSNBC. Retrieved August 22, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Zaca Fire Copter Crashes Script error: No such module "webarchive"." by J'Amy Brown, Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved on October 20, 2018
- ^ "Zaca Fire Impacts Will Linger for Years Script error: No such module "webarchive"." by Ray Ford, Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved on November 6, 2007
External links
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- CDF—California Dept. Forestry: Maps of the Zaca Fire Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- California Fire News: daily coverage of the "Zaca Fire" wildland fire including fire perimeter maps, photos - Over 100 pages labeled "Zaca Fire"
- Associated Press: "Giant fire in Los Padres forest to cross into Ventura County"
- Los Angeles Times - "Santa Barbara fire flares anew"
- Santa Maria Times - "Zaca Fire takes unexpected turn".
- Southern California's Worst Brush Fires
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