Wildfire — Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California

2007-01-08 · Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, California

Event narrative

The Malibu Wildfire burned 20 acres in the Malibu wildland-urban interface. The combination of strong northerly winds and very low relative humidity helped fuel the man-caused fire. Although the fire was only 20 acres, it destroyed 5 homes and severly damaged 6 homes in the Malibu area, inlcuding a home owned by Suzanne Somers. Including fire suppression activities and property damage, this small wildfire cost around $60 million.

Wider weather episode

On January 8th, the very damaging Malibu Wildfire burned 20 acres in the wildland-urban interface of the community of Malibu. The combination of gusty offshore winds and very low relative humidity helped to fuel the fire. Several homes were destroyed and/or severly damaged.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10222. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.