This wild fire started on August 28 and was only 20 percent contained as September began. On September 4 it was 100 percent contained by 2765 firefighters after consuming 63,486 acres.
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The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
This wild fire started on August 28 and was only 20 percent contained as September began. On September 4 it was 100 percent contained by 2765 firefighters after consuming 63,486 acres. Fire fighters continued to mop up hot spots inside the containment line through mid September. Thirteen fire fighters sustained minor injuries in fighting this fire, six of these occurred in late August and seven in early September. Property damage occurred in August as the fire moved through the Apple and Lucerne Valleys. The cost of fighting the fire was $11.7 million.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, September 1999
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5716732.