[CaliforniaDisasters] 1993 Marre Fire Anniversary - Wed, 09/25/2019 #cal-notice

1993 Marre Fire Anniversary

When:
Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Where:
San Rafael Mountains - Santa Barbara County

Description:
The Marre Fire started at approximately 3:30 pm on Saturday, September 25, 1993, on the Marre Ranch in the Los Padres National Forest. A hunter smoking a victory cigarette started the fire and was later charged with starting the fire and had to pay restitution.

Heavy fuels and high winds, coupled with low humidity, generated highly erratic fire behavior during the ensuing days. By September 27, the fire had burned 10,000+ acres of private and National Forest land. A Type 1 Incident Management Team, under the direction of Incident Commander Mike Dougherty, assumed command of the fire in a Unified Command structure with Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The Incident Commander for SBC was Division Chief Dan Gaither.

By September 30, the Marre Fire had burned approximately 32,500 acres, including a small portion of the San Rafael Wilderness. There were about 3,300 firefighters and support personnel assigned to the incident at this point. The west and south flanks of the fire appeared to be holding and the threat to private residences (including Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch) was lessening. Early on the morning of Saturday, October 2, the fire jumped containment lines on the west flank, trapping several pieces of firefighting equipment and personnel in the process. From this point on, the northwest side of the fire, including Birabent Canyon and the Zaca drainage, became the area of greatest concern.

By Day 12, Thursday, October 7, 1993, the Marre Fire had burned approximately 42,700 acres, but the fire was 90% contained and heavy demobilization of firefighting resources was underway. On Friday, October 8, a Type 2 Incident Management Team took over command of the fire. Full containment was declared at 6 pm on that date.

Source: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=4f339ee5-4eb4-485c-9916-a88c60e2b964

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