CZU Lightning Complex fires
The CZU Lightning Complex fires were wildfires that burned in Northern California starting in August 2020. The fire complex consisted of fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, including fires that had previously been separately tracked as the Warnella and Waddell fires. The firefighting effort was primarily…
Where it happened
United States, as Wikidata places it.
- Wildfires
The record
- Date
- August 16, 2020
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Where
- United States
- Country
- United States
- Deaths
- 1
- Injured
- 1
What happened
The CZU Lightning Complex fires were wildfires that burned in Northern California starting in August 2020. The fire complex consisted of fires in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, including fires that had previously been separately tracked as the Warnella and Waddell fires. The firefighting effort was primarily administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Wikipedia, “CZU Lightning Complex fires”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
Wikidata Q99214066 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “CZU Lightning Complex fires”, CC BY-SA 4.0.