Wildfire — Ventura County Coast, California

2013-05-02 to 2013-05-11 · Ventura County Coast, California

Event narrative

The Springs Fire burned 24,251 acres of land across southeastern Ventura county. The wildfire was fueled by abnormally dry vegetation, strong northeast winds and very low relative humidity (less than 5%). Six commercial properties were damaged and 10 firefighter injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

Strong northeast Santa Ana winds developed across the mountains and inland valleys of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Wind gusts as high as 74 MPH were reported. In Ventura county, the Santa Ana winds combined with hot and very dry conditions to help spread the Springs Fire which scorched over 24,000 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 439712. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.