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June/July Fire Siege

June/July Fire Siege. John Craney Division Chief Sacramento Command Center. CAL FIRE’s 5 Year Average 4,972 fires 260,806 acres burned. From June 20 to June 30 2,800 fires totaling 416,272 acres (About 40% CAL FIRE jurisdiction). From July 1 to July 31

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June/July Fire Siege

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  1. June/July Fire Siege John Craney Division Chief Sacramento Command Center

  2. CAL FIRE’s 5 Year Average 4,972 fires 260,806 acres burned

  3. From June 20 to June 30 2,800 fires totaling 416,272 acres (About 40% CAL FIRE jurisdiction) From July 1 to July 31 Approx. 3,300 fires totaling 1,118,977 acres (many of the fires were carryover’s from June)

  4. There were 21 “COMPLEXES” (A grouping of many fires) Some complexes contained as many as 130 fires

  5. In June: • 29 Houses destroyed • Houses damaged • 8,638 Houses threatened In July: 59 Houses destroyed 8 Houses damaged 6,283 Houses threatened

  6. 5 Firefighters, and, 1 Civilian lost their lives in June and July

  7. The largest deployment of National Guard troops in California’s fire history. Up to 1500 fires burning in the north at one time.

  8. Firefighters from Greece, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, and many states across America came to California. NASA was also deployed

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