Springs Fire
| Springs Fire | |
|---|---|
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View from Santa Clarita, CA | |
| Location | Ventura County and Los Angeles County |
| Statistics | |
| Date(s) | May 2, 2013 - May 6, 2013 (PDT) |
| Burned area | 24,251 acres (9,814 ha)[1] |
| Buildings destroyed | 15 |
The Springs Fire was a wildfire in Ventura County and Los Angeles County, California in May 2013. Although the fire burned only 15 homes,[2] it threatened 4,000. This threat passed when rain shower moved through the California area because of a low-pressure system off the coast. Some places got more than half an inch of rain.[3]
The fire started at 6:45 AM on May 2, 2013, in Camarillo, California near U.S. Route 101 and burned across Pacific Coast Highway to the Pacific Ocean.[4] Several neighborhoods were evacuated, along with the campus of California State University Channel Islands.[5][6]
The fire burned around 24,000 acres of brushland along coastal Ventura County and into the Santa Monica Mountains.[7] Weather conditions made favorable conditions for brush fires. The Santa Ana Winds were blowing at 40 to 50 miles per hour, spreading the fire; single-digit humidity added to the problems. By May 3, the fire was only 20 percent contained; on May 4, higher humidity made firefighters jobs easier; and on May 5 the fire was 60 percent contained.[8] On May 6, 2013, the fire was almost extinguished as rain fell in the area.
References
- ↑ "Springs Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Rain Helps and Hurts California Wildfire Containment". Huffington Post. May 6, 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "Storm drops more than half an inch of rain across LA area". Los Angeles Times. May 6, 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "Springs Fire Grows to 28,000 Acres, Only 20% Contained". KTLA. May 3, 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ Bernstein, Sharon (May 6, 2013). "Firefighters, helped by rain, mop up California wildfire". Reuters. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ Lopez, Robert J. (May 2, 2013). "California wildfires: Springs fire reaches PCH in Ventura County". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ Carlson, Cheri "Glass beads point to significant archaeological find in Rancho Sierra Vista" Ventura County Star February 12, 2014
- ↑ "Cooler temperatures help to tame southern California wildfire". Reuters. May 5, 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
