[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (10/20/11-8AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
10/20	0800	20 years ago on October 20th 1991 a large urban fire occurred on the hillsides of northern Oakland, California, and southeastern Berkeley, just two years after the Loma Prieta earthquake. The fire has been referred to as the Oakland hills firestorm, the East Bay Hills Fire, and the Tunnel Fire (because of its origin above the west portal of the Caldecott Tunnel) in Oakland. The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others. The 1,520 acres destroyed included 3,354 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units. The economic loss has been estimated at $1.5 billion.
10/20	0800	At 10:20 hours PDT,today join  8.4 million people in the 2011 Great California Shake Out earthquake drill! http://www.shakeout.org/
10/19	1800	Minimal initial attack today.
10/19	0800	Reminder Thursday, October 20th at 10:20 hours PDT,join  8.4 million people in the 2011 Great California Shake Out earthquake drill! http://www.shakeout.org/

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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