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Socal Firestorm Losses Tallied

Firestorm numbers:

  1. 934 Homes Destroyed
  2. 42,000 Acres Burned,
  3. 21 Firefighters Injured
  4. $25 Mil. Suppression Costs


The Freeway Complex

Location: Orange County communities of Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, Anaheim and Corona in Riverside County.

Start Date November 15, 2008 at 9:00 am.
29,000 Acres
155 homes destroyed
104 homes damaged
9 firefighters injured
11 Million dollars in fire suppression costs (to date)
3,700 Firefighters assigned (at peak)

Sayre Fire

Location: Sylmar, Los Angeles County

Start Date November 14, 2008 at 10:30 pm
11,200 Acres
579 Homes destroyed
138 Homes damaged
124 Outbuildings (other) buildings destroyed
2 Firefighters injured
8 Million dollars in fire suppression cost (to date)
1,400 Firefighters assigned (at peak)

Tea Fire

Location Montecito, Santa Barbara County

Start Date November 13, 2008 5:30 pm
1,900 Acres
210 Homes destroyed
9 Homes damaged
10 Firefighters injured
5.7 Million dollars in fire suppression costs
1,900 Firefighter assigned (at peak)

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Posted in 2008 Fire Season, California Firestorm 2008, Freeway Complex, Sayre Fire, Tea Fire

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