A wild fire that began on July 29, was not brought under control until the evening of August 10. By then, 11,734 acres had burned, and the cost of fighting the fire was estimated at $15 million.
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The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
A wild fire that began on July 29, was not brought under control until the evening of August 10. By then, 11,734 acres had burned, and the cost of fighting the fire was estimated at $15 million. The bulk of the fire was over the western half of the Agua Tibia Wilderness Area so very few structures were destroyed or damaged. At the peak of the fire 1,855 fire fighters were battling this blaze: 41 of whom were injured, with 7 of these seriously enough to be hospitalized.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, August 2000
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: 5155034, 5155035.