Landsat 8 OLI bands 753, Napa, Sonoma fires of October 2017
The fire, which started on October 8, had by October 12 burned 51,057 acres (207 km2) of land, and was 77% contained.[6][7] By October 12, the fire stretched from Lake Berryessa south to Napa, but a firebreak was established across Atlas Peak Road.[7] It was contained on October 28, 2017. At that point in state history, the fire was the 14th most destructive and 15th deadliest. It burned a total of 51,624 acres, destroyed 783 structures, and resulted in 6 deaths.[8]
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The fire began about 10 p.m. October 8 on Atlas Peak Road Atlas Peak. It started south, fed by winds, gusting to 28 miles per hour, and low relative humidity at 12%.[9]
On October 12, winds were forecast to reach 40 mph, but were lighter than expected, slowing the growth of the fire.[7]
Evacuationsedit
Evacuations started at Silverado Resort,[10] and at Vichy Avenue and Hagen Road area, then Montecito Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue.[11]
After the evacuation center at Crosswalk Church quickly reached maximum capacity, one was opened at Napa Valley College and St. Apollinaris Catholic Church. There are other evacuations centers such as:
Allan Witt Park, 1741 W Texas St, Fairfield,
Solano Community College, 4000 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, and
Fairfield High School, 205 E. Atlantic Avenue, Fairfield.[11]
The evacuations for Solano County are Upper and Lower Green Valley, Eastridge, and the community of twin sisters along Suisun Valley road. The advisory is for the Lakes, and The Shopping Centers for Cordelia.[14] In Sonoma, there were mandatory evacuation orders first at Seventh Street East, Castle Road, and Lovall Valley Road; then at East Napa Street.[15] An evacuation advisory was issued for parts of the city of Napa.[16]
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^ abc"Overnight winds were milder than expected, keeping Atlas fire's growth to a minimum". Los Angeles Times. October 12, 2017.
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The Atlas Fire was a 2017 wildfire burning in Napa County California north of the city of Napa near Napa Soda Springs It was one of fourteen large fires simultaneously burning in eight Northern California counties in what was called the Northern California firestorm 3 Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency 4 5 Atlas FirePart of the 2017 North Bay wildfiresAtlas fire and adjacent firesDate s October 8 2017 2017 10 08 October 28 2017 2017 10 28 LocationNapa County CaliforniaCoordinates38 23 31 N 122 14 37 W 38 39206 N 122 24367 W 38 39206 122 24367Statistics 1 Burned area51 057 acres 207 km2 ImpactsDeaths6 2 Structures destroyed781 45km30miles Atlas Fire Location of Atlas Fire Landsat 8 OLI bands 753 Napa Sonoma fires of October 2017 The fire which started on October 8 had by October 12 burned 51 057 acres 207 km2 of land and was 77 contained 6 7 By October 12 the fire stretched from Lake Berryessa south to Napa but a firebreak was established across Atlas Peak Road 7 It was contained on October 28 2017 At that point in state history the fire was the 14th most destructive and 15th deadliest It burned a total of 51 624 acres destroyed 783 structures and resulted in 6 deaths 8 Contents 1 Progression 2 Evacuations 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProgression editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2017 The fire began about 10 p m October 8 on Atlas Peak Road Atlas Peak It started south fed by winds gusting to 28 miles per hour and low relative humidity at 12 9 On October 12 winds were forecast to reach 40 mph but were lighter than expected slowing the growth of the fire 7 Evacuations editEvacuations started at Silverado Resort 10 and at Vichy Avenue and Hagen Road area then Montecito Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue 11 After the evacuation center at Crosswalk Church quickly reached maximum capacity one was opened at Napa Valley College and St Apollinaris Catholic Church There are other evacuations centers such as Allan Witt Park 1741 W Texas St Fairfield Solano Community College 4000 Suisun Valley Rd Fairfield and Fairfield High School 205 E Atlantic Avenue Fairfield 11 Sonoma Raceway open their campgrounds 12 13 The evacuations for Solano County are Upper and Lower Green Valley Eastridge and the community of twin sisters along Suisun Valley road The advisory is for the Lakes and The Shopping Centers for Cordelia 14 In Sonoma there were mandatory evacuation orders first at Seventh Street East Castle Road and Lovall Valley Road then at East Napa Street 15 An evacuation advisory was issued for parts of the city of Napa 16 See also editTubbs fire 2017 California wildfires List of California wildfires October 2017 Northern California wildfiresReferences edit Atlas Fire CALFIRE Archived from the original on 2017 10 09 Retrieved October 9 2017 Remembering the victims of the 2017 North Bay fires The Press Democrat 27 December 2017 Archived from the original on 2023 02 11 Retrieved February 11 2023 At least 23 dead 2 000 structures lost in Northern California firestorm among worst in state s history Los Angeles Times 2017 10 09 ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved 2017 10 10 At least 10 dead 1 500 structures lost in Northern California firestorm among worst in state s history 9 October 2017 via LA Times Hui Mary Lac J Freedom du 2017 10 12 Armageddon Apocalyptic images show the devastation caused by deadly wine country fires Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2017 10 12 North Bay Fire Updates Tubbs Fire 10 Contained Atlas Fire 3 Contained Eater SF Retrieved 2017 10 12 a b c Overnight winds were milder than expected keeping Atlas fire s growth to a minimum Los Angeles Times October 12 2017 2017 Atlas Fire Map ArcGIS Online Retrieved 2023 05 21 At least 10 killed by fast moving California wildfires fire officials say CBS News 10 October 2017 Strege John Fire forces evacuation of Silverado Resort hours after Safeway Open ended Golf Digest Golf Digest Retrieved 2017 10 09 a b Yune Howard 9 October 2017 Wind blown fires in Napa and Calistoga prompt major night evacuations school closures Napa Valley Register Lee Enterprises Sonoma Raceway opening campground to evacuees seeking temporary refuge Retrieved 2017 10 12 Keller Matt 2017 10 12 Atlas Fire flaring up in Napa County ABC7 San Francisco Archived from the original on 2017 10 13 Retrieved 2017 10 12 Encroaching Atlas Fire Spurs Evacuations For Parts Of Fairfield 11 October 2017 Live updates Fire death toll at 29 in Northern California fires KCRA Staff 2017 10 12 New evacuations ordered as Napa County wildfires grow KCRA Retrieved 2017 10 12 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atlas Fire 1981 Atlas Peak fire Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Atlas Fire amp oldid 1216007279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
