Wildfire — East Bay Interior Valleys, California

2020-07-20 · East Bay Interior Valleys, California

Event narrative

The Holland Fire broke out northeast of Brentwood on the 20th prompting evacuations around the area https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/7/20/holland-fire/. No structures were ultimately destroyed https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/07/20/firefighters-battle-east-contra-costa-grass-fire/.

Wider weather episode

The Holland Fire broke out northeast of Brentwood in late July. The vegetation fire was fueled by breezy winds that afternoon and prompted evacuations near the Brentwood Marina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 906087. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.