Active flame front, USFS photo by John Newman
Active flame front, USFS photo by John Newman
NASA satellite image of the Zaca Fire taken on August 7, 2007
NASA satellite image of the Zaca Fire taken on August 7, 2007
USFS photo
USFS photo
USFS photo
USFS photo

The Zaca Fire is a wildfire which began burning northeast of Buellton, California, in Santa Barbara County, California. The fire started on July 4, 2007 and by August 31, it had burned over 240,207 acres (972.083 km2), making it California's second largest fire in recorded history after the Cedar Fire of 2003.[1][2] The fire was 100% contained on September 2, 2007.[3] It was declared controlled on October 29, 2007.[4]

The fire was started as a result of sparks from a grinding machine on private property which was being used to repair a water pipe.[5][2]

By August 12 "significant" progress was being made on the fire with the introduction of Tanker 910, currently the only operating DC-10 jumbo jet air tanker. Firefighters were able to turn the direction of the fire away from the Paradise Road community.[6]

As of September 2, the fire had cost $117 million to fight, and was 100% contained. The fire had primarily burnt away from populated areas in extremely steep and rugged areas of the Los Padres National Forest and the Santa Ynez River Recreation Area.[1] It only destroyed one Forest Service outbuilding. Its impacts on the environment and area water resources are not yet fully known.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b [1] Cal Fire update page
  2. ^ a b Zaca Fire information on Yuba net
  3. ^ "Zaca Wildland Fire". Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  4. ^ "Zaca Fire Controlled But Not Out" InciWeb. Retrieved on November 6, 2007
  5. ^ "Officials Find Cause of Zaca Fire", KEYT3 news, July 6, 2007
  6. ^ Daniel, Stacy; Tina Leonard (August 12, 2007). "Critical turn in the Zaca Fire: DC-10 Airtanker flies over and Evacuation Order downgraded". KSBY-TV—San Luis Obispo, CA. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  7. ^ "Zaca Fire Impacts Will Linger for Years" by Ray Ford, Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved on November 6, 2007

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Notable California wildfires by size
#1 - Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889: 300,000 acres (1,214 km2) est.  · #2 - Cedar Fire: 273,246 acres (1,106 km2)  · #3 - Zaca Fire: 240,207 acres (972 km2)  · #4 - Matilija Fire: 220,000 acres (890 km2)
#5 - Witch Fire: 197,990 acres (801 km2)  · #6 - Marble-Cone Fire: ~178,000 acres (720 km2)  · #7 - Laguna Fire: 175,425 acres (710 km2)  · #8 - Basin Complex fire: 162,818 acres (659 km2)
#9 - Day Fire: 162,700 acres (658 km2)  · #10 - McNally Fire: 150,670 acres (610 km2)  · #11 - Old Fire: 91,281 acres (369 km2)  · #12 - Harris Fire: 90,440 acres (366 km2)
#13 - Indians Fire: 76,554 acres (310 km2)  · #14 - Moonlight Fire: 65,000 acres (263 km2)  · #15 - Sawtooth Complex fire: 61,700 acres (250 km2)  · #16 - Ranch Fire: 58,401 acres (236 km2)
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