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The 49 Fire was a small but very destructive fire that began on August 30 and was fully contained by CalFire on September 1. Although it burned only 343 acres (0.5 sq mi; 1.4 km 2 ), it destroyed 63 homes and 3 commercial structures in the unincorporated area of North Auburn in Placer County .
The La Brea Fire was a fast-moving 2009 wildfire which occurred in Southern California in the United States. The fire began near La Brea Creek in Santa Barbara County, in the Los Padres National Forest. [1] The fire started burning on August 8, and just 5 days later on August 13 had grown by 10,000 acres, or 40 km 2. [2]
The Station Fire was the largest wildfire of the 2009 California wildfire season.It burned in the Angeles National Forest, igniting on August 26, 2009, near the U.S. Forest Service Angeles Station 11 ranger station on the Angeles Crest Highway, [3] [4] and burned through October 16.
The Lockheed Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the Swanton and Bonny Doon areas of Santa Cruz County, California. The fire was started on August 12, 2009 at 7:16 PM PDT. [2] A Red Cross shelter was established at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz for families who were evacuated from the area.
Firefighters still talk about the wildfire off of Highway 31 on April 22 that burned 19,000 acres and destroyed more than 70 homes. 70 ‘A red-flag day’: Devastating 2009 blaze set stage for ...
A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations on Jan. 7 as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. Over 200 acres were burning in Pacific ...
This fire is thought to have been caused by arson and is the first in a series of wildfires to burn through Southern California in 2009. August 26, 2009 ( 2009-08-26 ) (Wednesday)
The 2009 Greek forest fires were a series of massive wildfires that broke out across several areas in Greece during the summer of 2009. [2] The fires began in Grammatiko, about 25 mi (40 km) north-east of the Greek capital, Athens on 21 August 2009 and spread quickly towards the suburbs, engulfing fourteen towns within the next three days. 10,000 residents of Agios Stefanos were asked to ...