Easy Fire
LocationSimi Valley, Ventura County, California
Coordinates34°16′56″N 118°48′12″W / 34.282179°N 118.803389°W / 34.282179; -118.803389
Statistics
Date(s)October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30) – November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)
Burned area1,806 acres (731 ha)
Buildings destroyed3[1]
Non-fatal injuries3[1]
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Easy Fire is located in southern California
Easy Fire
Location in Southern California
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Location of Easy Fire

The Easy Fire was a wildfire that burned in Simi Valley, Ventura County, California. The fire burned 1,806 acres (731 ha) in October 2019.[2]

Fire

The Easy Fire began October 30, 2019 at approximately 6am near a Southern California Edison transmission line, which was still active amid a public safety power shutoff due to high winds.[3] The point of ignition was near Easy Street and Madera Road at the westerly end of Simi.

The fire was extinguished on November 2, 2019.[2] The final report of investigators determined that the combination of extreme wind conditions and an insulator, attached to high voltage power lines, that swung into a steel power pole caused the fire.[4]

Impact

As the fire was pushed towards Moorpark on October 30, over 1,000 homes were threatened and 26,000 Ventura County residents were evacuated due to the fire. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library was almost completely surrounded by the fire.[5] Goats were credited in protecting the rural, hillside museum. They had earlier cleared the brush to create a defensible space around the buildings.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff. "Easy Fire: More Than 1,700 Acres Burned; All Evacuation Orders Lifted". LAist. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  2. 1 2 "Easy Fire". CalFire. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Ryan Carter and David Rosenfeld (October 31, 2019). "Southern California Edison discloses that a power line was active near apparent origin of Easy fire". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Orozco, Lance (October 22, 2020). "Investigators Determine Causes Of Two Major Ventura County Wildfires Which Forced Thousands To Flee". KCLU News. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  5. ↑ Matt Stieb (October 30, 2019). "Reagan Library Evacuated As Easy Fire Encroaches". Intelligencer. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ May, Patrick (2019-10-31). "A shout-out to those grass-gnawing goat fire brigades". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2019-11-02.


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