Wragg Fire

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Wragg Fire
Date(s)
  • July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22) –
  • August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
Location Lake Berryessa, California, United States
Coordinates 38°29′58″N122°06′52″W / 38.4994°N 122.1145°W / 38.4994; -122.1145
Statistics [1] [2]
Burned area8,051 acres (33 km2)
Impacts
Structures destroyed2
Ignition
CauseCar exhaust from idling car
Map
USA California Northern location map.svg
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Location of fire in California.

The Wragg Fire was a wildland fire that started just off California State Route 128 near Lake Berryessa in Napa County, California in the United States. The fire started on July 22, 2015. [1] The cause was an idling vehicle's car exhaust. The vehicle came into contact with dry grass and sparked the fire. [2] Mandatory evacuations for 136 homes and 200 residents took place. Six roads were closed temporarily as a result. [1]

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Overview

The fire began on July 22, 2015, at 2:24 PM on California State Route 128 near Lake Berryessa in Napa County, California. [1] Parts of both Highway 128 and Interstate 505 were closed. On July 24, the highway and interstate were reopened. [3] Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve was closed and evacuation orders were called off. [4] [5] The fire was fought by 1,825 firefighters, [3] 75 fire engines and 6 helicopters. [6]

As of July 28, the fire was 80% contained. [6] That day the fire reignited over 500 acres, going over the containment line, in Wildfire Canyon near Vacaville in Solano County around 1:30PM. [7] Seven roads were closed and 136 homes and 200 residents were required to evacuate as a result of the flare-up. [8] [9] An evacuation center was created in Vacaville. [9] The fire was caused by an idling car's exhaust. The car came into contact with dry grass and the car exhaust ignited the fire. In total, the fire burned 8,051 acres. [2]

Wragg Fire over Napa, California 2015 Wragg Fire - Sarah Stierch.jpg
Wragg Fire over Napa, California

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Wragg Fire". Incident Information. Cal Fire. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Car exhaust to blame for Berryessa fire". What's Happening. Sonoma Valley Sun. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Brekke, Dan. "Highways Reopen as Crews Gain Ground on Berryessa, Kyburz Fires". News Fix. KQED. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "UPDATED: Charred reserve and trails to stay closed". Dateline. University of California, Davis. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Chea, Terence; Bender, Kristina J. "Wragg Fire: Some evacuees go home as Northern California wildfire calms". Environment & Science. 89.3 KPCC. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  6. 1 2 McCallum, Kevin. "Fire near Lake Berryessa 80 percent contained". Press Democrat. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lindelof, Bill. "Wragg fire near Lake Berryessa blackens 7,100 acres, at 80 percent containment". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Wragg Fire Flare-Up Promots New Evacuations, Road Closures". Brush fire. ABC7 News. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Napa: Flare-up of Wragg Fire grows to 150 acres in Solano County". San Jose Mercury News. Bay City News Service. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

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