La Tuna Fire
La Tuna Fire | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 34°13′46″N 118°16′03″W / 34.22957°N 118.2674°W |
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Burned area | 7,194 acres (29 km2) |
Impacts | |
Non-fatal injuries | 10 |
Structures destroyed |
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Ignition | |
Cause | Undetermined, not suspicious |
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The La Tuna Fire was a
Progression
Reported in the mid-afternoon of Friday, September 1, on the 10800 block of West La Tuna Canyon Road in
Los Angeles Mayor
There have been four injuries. On September 2, two firefighters suffered from heat related illness. On September 3, one firefighter was treated for heat related illness and another for minor burns. A volunteer was also evacuated for medical reasons.[2]
As of September 3, 1,061 firefighters were fighting the fire with 206 engines, 9 helicopters, 5 water tenders, and 4 dozers.[2][11][12] Then rain helped the wildfire from Tropical Storm Lidia (2017).
On September 9, 2017, the LA Fire Department declared that the La Tuna Fire was 100% contained.[13]
On October 26, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department's investigation into the origins of the La Tuna Fire ended with no cause determined. The report indicated that it was "not suspicious in nature."[14]
Effects
The La Tuna Fire was the largest wildfire to break out in the city limits in the last 50 years. In response to the fire, the Los Angeles City Council began processes of creating best practices for residents to be prepared and to deal with large-scale emergencies.[6]
See also
- 2017 California wildfires
- December 2017 Southern California wildfires
- 2018 Southern California mudflows
References
- ^ a b c "#LaTunaFire Unified Command issued an Incident Update at 8:00 PM on September 5, 2017- Acreage Remains: 7,194- Containment Now: 80%pic.twitter.com/aojSw0eywy". @LAFD. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "La Tuna Fire". Facebook. Los Angeles FD. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "La Tuna Fire". Los Angeles Daily News. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Cooler Weather Helps Progress Against La Tuna Fire". CBS Los Angeles. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Von Quednow, Cindy (September 2, 2017). "La Tuna Fire: Full List of Evacuations and Road Closures". KTLA. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ a b "The La Tuna fire has been beaten. Now an LA leader is concerned about mudslides". Daily News. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ LA Daily News. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Lotto Persio, Sofia (September 1, 2017). "LOS ANGELES FIRE: HUNDREDS ORDERED TO EVACUATE AS LA TUNA FIRE ENGULFS 2,000 ACRES". Newsweek. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ LA Times reporters (September 2, 2017). "Wildfire torches more than 5,000 acres". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Nguyen, Andy (September 2, 2017). "L.A. Mayor Garcetti declares emergency in 5,000-acre La Tuna Fire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ a b VCS reporters (September 2, 2017). "Local cities send help as 'largest ever' fire menaces L.A". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Ali, Safia (September 2, 2017). "La Tuna Fire in Los Angeles Grows to Thousands of Acres, 'Largest' Brush Fire in City History". NBC News. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ La Tuna fire 100 percent contained, LAFD says
- ^ "The investigation into the massive La Tuna fire has been closed. The cause remains a mystery". Daily News. 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
External links
- Media related to La Tuna Fire at Wikimedia Commons