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The 1993 Laguna Fire or Laguna Canyon Fire was a destructive wildfire in Orange County, California. After igniting on October 27, the fire burned more than 16,000 acres (6,500 hectares) and destroyed hundreds of homes in Laguna Beach and Emerald Bay before it was fully contained on October 31.
Smith Point Park, located on the barrier island of Fire Island, is a haven for sportsmen, surfers and beach lovers. An extremely popular facility, the park has white sands, rolling Atlantic surf and an adjoining camping facility that attract both Suffolk County residents and tourists each summer.
Old Fire: Infrared aerial close-up image. Fanned by the Santa Ana winds, the Old Fire burned 91,281 acres (369.40 km 2), destroyed 993 homes, and caused six deaths.The fire threatened San Bernardino and Highland, as well as the mountain resort communities of Cedar Glen, Crestline, Running Springs and Lake Arrowhead and forcing upwards of 80,000 residents to evacuate their homes.
It was originally called Lakeview Park. The park closed due to "bigger parks phased him (i.e., George Sinclair) out and the fire at the ballroom and restaurant absolutely broke his heart." [58] [59] Olentangy Park: Columbus: 1880–1937 Paradise Lake: Guernsey County: 1981–1983 Puritas Springs Park: Cleveland: 1898–1958 Sandy Beach ...
The Lake Fire was a large wildfire that burnt 38,664 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California.It began on July 5, 2024, and was 100% contained as of August 4. The fire was the first to burn more than 20,000 acres as part of the 2024 California wildfire season, and was the fourth fire of the season to injure more than one person.
The fire partially burned "Camp Helendade," owned by the Boy Scouts of America's local council, the California Inland Empire Council. Helendade was originally given to the council in 1960 to replace another camp that had been burned. [83] [84] [85] The Grass Valley Fire was located just north of Lake Arrowhead. [86]
In total the Chalk Fire burned 16,269 acres (65.84 km 2) in California. [5] Due to the damage the park was closed, not reopening until July 2, 2010. At that time the Limekiln Falls Trail remained closed, but reopened in summer 2011. The Hare Creek Trail is shorter due to damage related to the Chalk Fire. [citation needed]
The catastrophic Camp Fire alone killed at least 85 people, destroyed 18,804 buildings and caused $16.5 billion in property damage, while overall the fires resulted in at least $26.347 billion in property damage and firefighting costs, [13] [15] [16] [17] [14] including $25.4 billion in property damage and $947 million in fire suppression costs.