Wildfire — Riverside County Mountains, California
2012-08-14 to 2012-08-20 · Riverside County Mountains, California
6
Injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Wider weather episode
The Buck fire started around 1156 PST on the 14th due to lightning, along Sage Road between Lewis Valley Road and Buck Road near the town of Sage in Riverside County. Voluntary evacuations were in place. Four residences were destroyed. Five firefighters received minor injuries and one civilian received burn injuries. The fire burned a total of 2681 acres before being fully controlled around 0700 PST on the 20th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 407761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.