Wildfire, San Bernardino
- When
- October 1, 11:00 PM PST to October 3, 4:00 PM PST
- Where
- San Bernardino County, Lake Arrowhead
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.841, -116.178 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in California, October 1 to 3, 2000
Shifting winds spread a minor brush fire into 100 acres of rugged terrain that had not burned for several decades. Firefighters were unable to contain the blaze until two days later.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGX wrote it up.
Shifting winds spread a minor brush fire into 100 acres of rugged terrain that had not burned for several decades. Firefighters were unable to contain the blaze until two days later.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, October 1 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Washington, October 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 23, 2000
- Drought in North Carolina, October 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, October 1 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in South Carolina, October 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2000
Sources
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161397.