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The 2017 Northern California wildfires from October 7 to October 14. The October 2017 Northern California wildfires, also known as the Northern California firestorm, North Bay Fires, and the Wine Country Fires [7] were a series of 250 wildfires that started burning across the state of California, United States, beginning in early October.
The Tubbs Fire started near Tubbs Lane in Calistoga, [18] around 9:43 p.m. on Sunday, October 8. [19] As it and other North Bay fires began to spread, Sonoma County emergency dispatchers sent fire crews to at least 10 reports of downed power lines and exploding transformers.
In the North Bay, the Sonoma County Fire District said three people were rescued after being overtaken by a wave. The fire district said they were swept off the edge of Scotty's Creek, around 12: ...
Fire officials said PG&E transmission lines sparked that Sonoma County fire last October, which destroyed hundreds of homes and caused nearly 100,000 people to flee.
The Kincade Fire was a wildfire that burned in Sonoma County, California in the United States. The fire started northeast of Geyserville in The Geysers at 9:24 p.m. on October 23, 2019, and subsequently burned 77,758 acres (31,468 ha) until the fire was fully contained on November 6, 2019.
Both deaths were reported on Saturday in Sonoma County, about 60 miles north of San Francisco, which recorded 20 inches of rain over three days, officials said. The storm brought Sonoma County ...
The 2019 California fire season was less active than that of the two previous years (2017 and 2018), which set records for acreage, destructiveness, and deaths. In late October, the Kincade Fire became the largest fire of the year, burning 77,758 acres (31,468 ha) in Sonoma County by November 6.
Firefighters gained even more ground on the Kincade Fire. The massive blaze was 100 percent contained on Wednesday and burned 77,758 acres, officials said. Kincade Fire in Sonoma County 100 ...