The Sawtooth Complex fire was started by lightning on July 9, 2006 at 8:30 am PDT. The fire burned 61,700 acres (250 km2) and destroyed 50 homes, 8 mobile homes, 13 garages, 171 outbuildings, 191 cars and pick up trucks, 3 R.V.s, 27 trailers, 2 railcars, 9 tractors. 12 residences were damaged. There were 17 minor injuries and 1 civilian fatality.
Residents of Pioneertown, Skyline Ranch, Pipes Canyon, Gamma Gulch, northern Morongo Valley, Burns Canyon and Rimrock were placed under mandatory evacuations.[1]
Pioneertown is the site of several historic structures dating back to 1940s Hollywood film production. While some buildings in Pioneertown were destroyed, the historic structures were spared.[2]
At 5:00 pm PDT on July 14, the Sawtooth Complex fire merged with the Millard Complex fire.
The fire was 100% contained on July 18.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Sawtooth Complex Incident Information". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2006.
^. CNN. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
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sawtooth, complex, fire, sawtooth, complex, fire, group, wildfires, bernardino, county, state, california, summer, 2006, complex, made, sawtooth, waters, ridge, fires, burnt, chaparral, miles, east, yucca, valley, grumman, marsh, 2f3at, airtanker, working, saw. The Sawtooth Complex fire was a group of wildfires in San Bernardino County in the U S state of California in the summer of 2006 The Complex was made up of the Sawtooth Waters and Ridge fires and burnt in chaparral two miles 3 2 km east of Yucca Valley 1 Sawtooth Complex FireCDF Grumman Marsh S 2F3AT airtanker working the Sawtooth Complex fire U S Forest Service photo Date s July 9 2006 2006 07 09 July 19 2006 2006 07 19 LocationYucca Valley CaliforniaStatistics 1 Burned area61 700 acres 250 km2 ImpactsDeaths1 CivilianNon fatal injuries17Structures destroyed50 residences8 mobile homes171 outbuildings220 vehiclesDamage 16 8 millionIgnitionCauseLightningThe Sawtooth Complex fire was started by lightning on July 9 2006 at 8 30 am PDT The fire burned 61 700 acres 250 km2 and destroyed 50 homes 8 mobile homes 13 garages 171 outbuildings 191 cars and pick up trucks 3 R V s 27 trailers 2 railcars 9 tractors 12 residences were damaged There were 17 minor injuries and 1 civilian fatality Residents of Pioneertown Skyline Ranch Pipes Canyon Gamma Gulch northern Morongo Valley Burns Canyon and Rimrock were placed under mandatory evacuations 1 Pioneertown is the site of several historic structures dating back to 1940s Hollywood film production While some buildings in Pioneertown were destroyed the historic structures were spared 2 At 5 00 pm PDT on July 14 the Sawtooth Complex fire merged with the Millard Complex fire The fire was 100 contained on July 18 References edit a b c Sawtooth Complex Incident Information California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 2006 Retrieved July 24 2006 Fire crews battle desert winds heat CNN July 12 2006 Archived from the original on July 14 2006 Retrieved 2006 07 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sawtooth Complex Fire amp oldid 1215881444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
