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Clampitt Fire
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The perimeter of the Clampitt Fire
Date(s)
  • January 1 –
  • January 1, 2000
LocationLos Angeles County, California, United States
Coordinates40°00′36″N 121°16′41″W / 40.01°N 121.278°W / 40.01; -121.278
Statistics
Burned area1,000 acres (400 hectares)
Impacts
Non-fatal injuriesTK
EvacuatedTK
Structures destroyedTK
DamageTK
Ignition
CauseTK
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The 1970 Clampitt Fire, also referred to at the time as the Malibu-Newhall blaze,[1] was a massive wildfire in Los Angeles County, California. The fire burned 105,000–115,000 acres (42,000–47,000 hectares), destroying dozens of structures and killing four people.

https://www.dailynews.com/2020/09/22/bobcat-fire-among-la-countys-5-largest-wildfires-of-the-past-century/

105,212 https://webservices.caloes.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/Top20_Deadliest.pdf

https://scvhistory.com/gif/galleries/fire092570/

https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/30/archives/california-brush-fires-partly-contained-as-desert-winds-shift.html?searchResultPosition=3

Background

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The Los Angeles area had not seen any significant rainfall since March.[2]

Progression

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The total area burned in the Clampitt Fire is not agreed on by all sources. A Cal Fire report lists a figure of 105,212 acres (42,578 ha),[3]: 14  a Los Angeles County report on the Woolsey Fire vouches 107,103 acres (43,343 ha),[4]: 8  and a National Park Service source lists a burned area of 115,537 acres (46,756 ha).[5]

Effects

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A 1985 LAT article described the fire(s) as "Southern California’s worst ever" blaze.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-02-me-619-story.html

The Clampitt Fire destroyed 86 structures.[3]: 14  Damaged the Manson ranch... at the time of the fire, the Manson family was being tried[6]

One of the residences destroyed belonged to Chad Everett?[7]

The Clampitt Fire caused four deaths.[3]: 14 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/29/archives/50000-flee-blaze-in-san-diego-area-brush-fire-30-miles-long-is.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Waldron, Martin (September 27, 1970). "West Coast Brush Fire Spreads Out of Control". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "2008 June Fire Siege" (PDF). Cal Fire. September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ Citygate Associates, LLC (November 17, 2019). After Action Review of the Woolsey Fire Incident (PDF) (Report). County of Los Angeles. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2018 Woolsey Fire". www.nps.gov. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California. Archived from the original on October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/27/archives/west-coast-brush-fire-spreads-out-of-control.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/26/archives/brush-fires-destroy-100-coast-homes.html. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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