2018 Camp Fire
E469426
The 2018 Camp Fire was a catastrophic wildfire in Northern California that became the state’s deadliest and most destructive, largely destroying the town of Paradise.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California wildfire
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PG&E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedCommunity |
Butte Creek Canyon, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Concow, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Magalia, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedTown | Paradise, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airQualityImpact |
severe smoke in Northern California
ⓘ
smoke affecting San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| areaBurned |
about 620.5 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 153336 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWith | climate change discussions ⓘ |
| category | megafire ⓘ |
| cause |
PG&E power line
ⓘ
electrical transmission line failure ⓘ |
| cityNearest | Chico, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilianFatalities | 85 ⓘ |
| containedDate | 2018-11-25 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Butte County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deadliestWildfireIn | California history ⓘ |
| declaredBy | Governor of California ⓘ |
| destroyedTown | Paradise, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
low humidity
ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ |
| endDate | 2018-11-25 ⓘ |
| evacuationCenterLocation | Chico, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuationOrderIssuedBy | Butte County authorities ⓘ |
| evacuations | tens of thousands of residents ⓘ |
| fatalities | 85 ⓘ |
| federalDisasterDeclaration | yes ⓘ |
| femaDisasterNumber | 4407 ⓘ |
| firefighterFatalities | 0 ⓘ |
| homesDestroyed | over 13000 ⓘ |
| ignitionSource | electrical equipment ⓘ |
| injuries | several hundred ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Cal Fire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo |
PG&E bankruptcy filing
ⓘ
lawsuits against PG&E ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Butte County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern California ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international coverage ⓘ |
| mostDestructiveWildfireIn | California history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
destruction of Paradise, California
ⓘ
high death toll ⓘ rapid spread into Paradise ⓘ |
| notableImpact |
environmental damage
ⓘ
long-term displacement of residents ⓘ massive property loss ⓘ |
| partOf | 2018 California wildfire season ⓘ |
| primaryFuelType |
chaparral
ⓘ
mixed conifer forest ⓘ |
| prompted |
changes in California wildfire policy
ⓘ
large-scale disaster recovery efforts ⓘ |
| responseAgency |
Cal Fire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal emergency agencies ⓘ local fire departments ⓘ |
| spreadRate | extremely rapid ⓘ |
| startDate | 2018-11-08 ⓘ |
| startedNear |
Camp Creek Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pulga, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| structuresDestroyed | over 18000 ⓘ |
| timeOfDayStarted | morning ⓘ |
| utilityInvolved | Pacific Gas and Electric Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | Red Flag Warning ⓘ |
| year | 2018 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.