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Impact and reaction. Many of those killed in the fires are believed to have died late on October 8 or early on October 9, 2017, when most of the fires broke out overnight. Most of the victims were elderly, though the ages of the victims ranged from 14 to 100 years old. [23]
The Tubbs Fire was a wildfire in Northern California during October 2017. At the time, the Tubbs Fire was the most destructive wildfire in California history, [7][1] burning parts of Napa, Sonoma, and Lake counties, inflicting its greatest losses in the city of Santa Rosa.
Oct 11, 2017 · Statewide, there were 21 major fires burning on Thursday, having consumed more than 191,000 acres since the outbreak began on Sunday night, said Ken Pimlott, the chief of Cal Fire, the state...
Mar 1, 2019 · Cal Fire Battalion Chief Ernie Marugg, left, hugs Will Mitchell, whose son Ryan Mitchell killed himself in November 2017 after working a shift at Cal Fire’s San Diego unit. (Allen J. Schaben /...
During the year, 5 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in the state's history burned between October and December: #1 Tubbs, #6 Nuns, #7 Thomas, #11 Atlas, and #17 Redwood Valley. [11] The wildfires collectively caused at least $18.0 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $13.2 billion in insured losses, $3 billion in other economic losses ...
Oct 16, 2017 · Forty people died in last week’s flames, making it the deadliest week in California wildfire history. On Monday, another fatality was reported after a driver delivering water to the fire...
Oct 13, 2017 · Christina Hanson, 28, who was disabled and used a wheelchair, died in her apartment in Santa Rosa. Kai Shepherd, 14, was killed in Mendocino County, trying to run from the fire.