- Santiago Fire
Infobox wildfire
title= Santiago fire of October 2007
location= South Orange County,California
date=October 21 ,2007
time= 5:55 PM
timezone=
acres= convert|28445|acre|km2|0
source=
landuse=
fatalities=
injuries= sixteen minor of personnel
perps=arson
motive= The Santiago Fire was an intentionally started [cite news|title=Officials: Arson Behind Santiago Fire|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/24/national/main3401265.shtml|publisher="CBS.com"|pages= 1–2|date=2007-10-25 |accessdate=2007-10-26]wildfire located near Santiago Canyon in Orange County,California , U.S., and one of eighteenCalifornia wildfires of October 2007 .The fire
The blaze originated near Santiago Canyon Road at the border of Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon at nowrap|5:55 p.m. on
October 21 ,2007 ,cite web |url=http://www.ocfa.org/pages/ocfa.asp?filename=canyonfire.asp|title=Santiago Incident|accessdate= 2007-10-27|date=2007-10-27 |publisher= Orange County Fire Authority] and burned approximately convert|28445|acre|km2|0. The flames threatened roughly 750 homes located throughout canyons in the area, including both Santiago and Silverado Canyon, Live Oak Canyon, Holy Jim Canyon,Modjeska Canyon , andTrabuco Canyon , among others.The fire became fully contained on November 9. According to Mike Rohde, a battalion chief with the
Orange County Fire Authority , controlling the fire depended solely on the wind, saying at the time, "If the wind stays normal, everything will be fine." Had it not, it would have been a "totally different story."cite news|title=In Silverado Canyon, a new cliffhanger|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ocfire26oct26,1,7103192.story?track=rss|publisher="Los Angeles Times"|date=2007-10-26 |accessdate=2007-10-26]The fire moved into the
Cleveland National Forest and crossed the path of theSanta Ana Mountains , singeing the slopes. According to the 1,100firefighter s who battled the blaze, the air conditions changed from the tumultuousSanta Ana wind s to lower temperatures, morehumid ity, and more gentle onshore winds. The fire affected Irvine, Santiago Canyon, Siverado Canyon, Modjeska Canyon, Trabuco Canyon, Foothill Ranch, and Portola Hills.Response
California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger declared astate of emergency in several California counties where fires were ongoing. [cite news|title = Residents Flee Wildfires in S. California| work = New York Times |author=Archibold, Randal C. |date=2007-10-23 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/us/22cnd-fire.html?em&ex=1193284800&en=a3c27a7178490ad2&ei=5087%0A|accessdate=2007-10-28] PresidentGeorge W. Bush furthered the response effort in the state by ordering federal assistance to aid with state and local efforts. [cite press release | url = http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071023.html |title = Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for California | date =2007-10-23 | publisher = The White House | accessdate = 2007-10-28] The firemen were aided by units of theUnited States Armed Forces [cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20071022-1752-bn22helos.html | title=Six Navy copter crews helping fight wildfires | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=October 22 2007 | accessdate=2007-10-28] andUnited States National Guard . [cite news|title= Military helps fight fires while personnel evacuated|publisher=CNN .com|date=October 23 ,2007 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/23/fire.military/index.html |accessdate=2007-10-28]A $250,000 reward is offered to anyone with information on the suspected arsonist(s), as the fire has been confirmed as being initiated by arson with two separate points of origin. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/25/fire.arson/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail Fire chief: convert|25000|acre|km2|0|sing=on blaze was set] , "CNN.com". Retrieved on
2007-10-27 .] According to Fire Authority Chief Chip Prather, "The person or people who did this are exceptionally lucky or they have some knowledge of when they can do the most damage when you set a fire."Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.ocfa.org/pages/ocfa.asp?filename=canyonfire.asp Regular fire updates from the OCFA]
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