Pine Fire

Pine Fire (2016)
Smoke rising from the Pine Fire.
Location Sespe Wilderness, Ventura County, California
Coordinates 34°37′52″N 119°13′48″W / 34.631°N 119.23°W / 34.631; -119.23Coordinates: 34°37′52″N 119°13′48″W / 34.631°N 119.23°W / 34.631; -119.23
Statistics[1]
Date(s) June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) – July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17)
Burned area 1,450 acres (6 km2)
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Location in Southern California

The Pine Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Sespe Wilderness area of Ventura County, during the summer of 2016.[1]

Events

The Pine Fire started June 30 at 8:54 AM about 11 miles (18 km) north of Ojai.[1] By July 2, the fire had burned 1,450 acres (5.9 km2) with 0% containment.[2][3] With 50 structures threatened and over 360 personnel assigned to the fire, there were no mandatory evacuation orders but multiple campgrounds in the area were under voluntary evacuations.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pine Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Bolton, Tom (2 July 2016). "Pine Fire Continues to Rage in Ventura County Back Country". Noozhawk. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Carlson, Cheri (July 12, 2016). "Chumash firefighters work with archaeologists to protect vulnerable sites in Los Padres fire". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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