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Te 2007 Santiago Firespread 3 miles in just20minutes.
A C O M M U N I T Y T H R E A T
Southern Caliornia wildfres by the numbers:
www.irlandmarks.org www.ReadySetGoOC.org
517,000Number of acres burned in sevenSouthern California
counties inthe October 2007 Fire Siege.
Tats more than the entire
acreage of Orange
County.
Human-caused
wildfres occur more oten than localwildlie habitats
can withstand.10 times$
31.3millionTaxpayer
dollarsspent
fghtinghuman-caused
wildfresin Orange
Countybetween
2006 and
2012.
Homes burned
by human-caused
w i l d f i r e d u r i n g
the October 2007
Fire Siege.
2hours ater the 2007
Santiago Fire was
reported, it had
burned 5,000 acres.
Te fre was driven
by Santa Ana windso up to 50 miles per
hour with hurricane-
orce gusts o 85 mph.
Te fre burned or 19 days.
2,000+ personnel rommore than 170 agencies ought
the arson-set Santiago Fire.
16 frefghters were injured.
Percentageo human-caused
wildfres that are startedaccidentally by equipment
sparks, cigarettes, cars(including catalytic
convertercombustion), or other means.
Merged photos at top were taken rom the samewildlie monitoring
camera location,
beore and during the 2007 Santiago Fire.
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Become a Fire Watch VolunteerIrvine Ranch Conservancy seeks
dedicated
volunteers or year-round activities, including
Fire Watch. o get started, ll out an interest
orm at www.irlandmarks.org/volunteer.
Smokey Bear is right: Only you can
prevent wildfres. Most fres are caused
accidentally, so there are three primary
ways you can prevent disaster:
Be Vigilant: Especially during strong Santa Ana windsand Red
Flag Warnings, look out for suspicious activity.
You can also join a community re watch network,
which support Orange County Fire Authority and protect
communities by reporting dangerous or hazardous activities.
Be Careful: Most res are started along roadways.Keep your car in
tune to help avoid catalytic converter
explosions, and never pull your car over on top of dry
grass. Make sure tow chains are of the ground to avoid
sparks
and never throw a cigarette out o a car window.
Be Ready: Flying embers can travel up to a mileahead o a fre,
and are the leading cause of damage to
homes and structures in a wildfre. Te most important
thing you can do to protect your property is to re hardenyour
home. o nd out how, contact OCFA or a ree re risk
analysis.
To fnd out more about fre hardening your home and
preventing wildfres, visit www.ReadySetGoOC.org
Can Prevent
WildfresYOU
