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November Southern California Fires

The Governor's Office of Emergency Services has opened both the State Operations Center in Sacramento and the Southern Region Emergency Operations Center in Los Alamitos to coordinate statewide response activities for firefighting and recovery efforts. Many of the below links provide you direct access to information from each specific incident.

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Tea Fire (Santa Barbara County)
Location: Santa Barbara County & Community of Montecito

Date fire began: November 13, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Sayre Fire (Los Angeles)

Location: Los Angeles City & County, Community of Sylmar

Date fire began: November 14, 2008 at 10:29 p.m

Freeway Complex Fire (Riverside & Orange Counties) (also referred to as the Triangle Complex)
Location: Started in Riverside County and spread into Orange County (Corona City, west of Hwy 71 and north of Hwy 91)

Date fire began: November 15, 2008 at 9:01 p.m

Assistance from the State of California
Assistance from the Federal Government
Statewide Fire Maps
November 15, 2008 - 1800 Hours
Triangle Complex
(Modis Satellite Heat Detection)
Gubernatorial and Local Proclamations
as 11/16/2008 1700
Santa Ana Winds in Southern California
Current Conditions
What are Santa Ana winds?


    During the fall and early winter, high pressure over the high desert of the Great Basin region causes winds on the southern side of the high to blow from the east, toward the Pacific Ocean and lower air pressure offshore. The eastern winds push dry air from the inland deserts of California and the Southwest over the mountains between coastal California and the deserts. Santa Ana winds

    As the air descends from mountains, it is compressed and the temperatures increase. These hot, and very dry winds(relative humidty of 10 to 20% or lower are common) dry out vegetation, increasing the fuel available to feed fires. The gusty winds and eddies of winds swirling through canyons and valleys also fan flames and spread tinders.

    For more information - click here.
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