Throughout history, what are some of the most memorable fires?

One to remember:
Oakland Hills, Ca. October 1991,- 1,500 acres,- 2,900 structures destroyed,- 25 lives lost
Southern Calif. October 2003, 749,310 acres, - 3,577 Homes Destoryed, - 22 Dead, 174 Injured (STATS)

CDF- California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
Information on California Fires and all other fire related information

Additional wildland fire-related information is available from the following sites:

Wildland Fire Maps (NIFC)
Wildland Fire Statistics (NIFC)
Wildland Photo Gallery (NIFC)
Fire Weather from the National Weather Service
The Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) map provides links to all GACCS for regional fire information.
National Incident Management Situation Report provides daily updates on large fires reported to the National Interagency Coordination Center.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection web site
Florida Department of Forestry web site

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Volunteer fire departments stats in USA
Stats most people don't know!

The majority of fire departments in the United States are volunteer.

54 of the 91 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 1998 were Volunteers

Of the total estimated 1,082,500 volunteer and paid firefighters across the country, 804,200 are volunteer.

Of the total 31,114 fire departments in the country, 22,636 are all volunteer; 4,848 are mostly volunteer; 1,602 are mostly career; and 2,028 are all career

The number of Volunteer Firefighters in the United States has declined 5-10% since 1983

The cost to train and equip a firefighter is approximately \\$4,500

Services contributed by Volunteer Firefighters save localities across the country an estimated \\$36.8 billion per year.

2002 Firefighter Death Statistics 100 deaths on 2002

According to FEMA Statistics nearly 1/4 of firefighting related deaths were related to wildfires

23 firefighters died in wildlands firefighting incidents, primarily California and Colorado where the fire season was especially severe.

Five firefighters from Oregon, traveling to a fire in Colorado, were killed when their van was involved in a crash.

Six deaths occurred as a result of three wild land firefighting aircraft crashes.

Two St. Louis firefighters died when they were trapped inside a burning business.

Three New Jersey Firefighters were killed when a burning residential structure collapsed on them as they were searching for victims.

11 firefighters were killed during training exercises.

Four firefighters died in separate incidents when they were struck by passing vehicles while working incidents on the roadways.

A fire chief in New Mexico was killed by a gunshot suffered while on the scene of a structure fire and six other firefighters were murdered in arson-caused or suspicious fires.

37 firefighters died on duty from heart attacks.

Career firefighters constituted 34 of the deaths in 2002, with volunteer, seasonal and part-time firefighters comprising the rest.

95 of the deaths were men and five were women. The deaths in 2002 mark the fifth time in the past decade that firefighter fatalities reached or exceeded 100.

There are more than 2 million fires reported each year in the United States.
Many others go unreported, causing additional injuries and property loss
Approximately 4,500 people die in fires in the U.S. annually
An estimated 26,500 people are injured.

Direct property loss due to fires is estimated at \\$8.5 billion annually. Each year, fire kills more Americans than all natural disasters combined. Fire is the third leading cause of accidental death in the home; at least 80 percent of all fire deaths occur in residences. Volunteer Firefighters serve on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Urban Search and Rescue Teams.

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