Reminder: 2017 Cascade Fire Anniversary
When: Wednesday, 9 October 2019
Where:Sierra Nevada Foothills - Yuba County
Organizer: Kim Patrick Noyes
Description: On the morning of October 8, 2017, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of Northern California including areas covered by CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit. The National Weather Service predicted North and East winds 15 to 35 mile per hour with gusts 40 to 55 miles per hour with low humidities and dry fuels. At 11: 02 PM hours on Sunday, October 8, 2017, the Grass Valley Emergency Command Center (GVECC) received a report of a vegetation fire on Cascade Lane near Neptune Road. The initial report on conditions was 10-15 acres with extreme rate of spread. At the initial time of the fire, the closest remote automated weather station (the Bangor RAWS weather station), was receiving wind gusts to 29 miles per hour. The Cascade Fire burned 9,989 acres of land, destroyed 264 residences and outbuildings, and caused 4 civilian fatalities. The La Porte Fire burned 6,151 acres and eventually merged with the Cascade Fire. Together the two fires burned 16,140 acres and were managed as the Wind Complex.
Source: https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/5261/cascadefire_investigationreport_redacted.pdf
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