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Nixon Fire

The Nixon Fire was a sizable wildfire that burned in Riverside county in Southern California.[1] It ignited on July 29, 2024, in the census-designated place of Aguanga in Riverside County. As of August 7, 2024, it has burned 5,222 acres (2,113 hectares) and is 100 percent contained.[2]

Nixon Fire
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Smoke clouds seen from La Quinta
Date(s)
  • July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29) –
  • August 7, 2024 (2024-08-07)
LocationRiverside county, California
Coordinates33°26′34″N 116°51′54″W / 33.44278°N 116.86500°W / 33.44278; -116.86500
Statistics
Perimeter100 percent contained
Burned area5,222 acres (2,113 ha; 8 sq mi; 21 km2)
Impacts
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries0
Evacuated1,000
Structures destroyed23
Ignition
Causehuman-caused
Map
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The general location of the Nixon Fire in Southern California

Background

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The fire burned 3,500 acres on day one in Chaparral with dry atmospheric conditions, a lack of recent burn history, warm temperatures, and strong winds helping the fire expand rapidly. On day two, the fire burned into the Beauty Mountain Wilderness area.[3][4][5][6]

Cause

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The fire began in near Tule Valley Road and Richard Nixon Boulevard in Aguanga, California.[7][4][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] It is located south of state highway California State Route 371.[3] California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) determined the cause was a freestanding, privately-owned electrical panel.[13][16][17][18][19]

Progression

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The fire ignited just before 12:30 PM PDT (it was first reported at 12:28 PM[3][20][21][22]) near Tule Valley Road and Richard Nixon Boulevard.[23][14] By 03:04 PM, it burned 295 acres.[8][9][24][12] The National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Tardy described the weather conditions "unfavorable" with low humidity and high temperatures.[11] The fire was declared fully contained on August 7th.

Effects

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The fire prompted evacuation orders for around 2,000 buildings in Riverside County.[24] San Diego county was under evacuation warning.[25] The smoke could be seen from San Diego county.[17] One residential structure was destroyed while four others were damaged.[26][17][5][6] It moved into San Diego County.[17] California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Riverside Fire Department set up an evacuation center in Temecula Valley High School in Temecula.[4][8][25][27][17][9][10][28][5][6][22][12] It was closed as an evacuation center on Friday, August 2, 2024.[14][15] A care and reception center was opened at Hamilton High School in Anza, California.[13][16][17][18][14][15][19]

Growth and containment table

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Fire containment status Gray: contained; Red: active; %: percent contained;
Date Area burned Personnel Containment
July 29, 2024[29] 2,700 acres (11 km2) 0255
0%
July 30, 2024[30] 4,941 acres (20 km2) 0741
0%
July 31, 2024[31] 4,941 acres (20 km2) 0797
8%
August 01, 2024[32] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 1047
18%
August 02, 2024[33] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 1143
30%
August 03, 2024[34] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 0990
48%
August 04, 2024[35] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 0863
82%
August 05, 2024[36] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 0409
92%
August 06, 2024[37] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 0409
96%
August 07, 2024[2] 5,222 acres (21 km2) 0000
100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 07/29/2024 at 7:57 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/07/2024 at 4:36 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c McMillan, Rob (July 30, 2024). "Aguanga brush fire grows to more than 4,900 acres in SW Riverside County; 1 structure destroyed". KABC-TV. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Rodriguez, Matthew (July 30, 2024). "Nixon Fire grows to 4,500 acres, continues to burn vegetation east Temecula". CBS News. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Houck, Kristina (July 30, 2024). "Nixon Fire Near San Diego County Line Prompts Evacuation Warnings". Patch Media. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Sklar, Debbie (August 1, 2024). "Nixon Fire in Riverside County Grows to 5,192 Acres, 14% Containment". Times of San Diego. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Hutchinson, Bill (July 30, 2024). "Western wildfires latest: Firefighters battling 3 major blazes, 2 in California". ABC News (United States). Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Rodriguez, Matthew (July 29, 2024). "Riverside County firefighters work to extinguish 3,700-acre Nixon Fire". CBS News. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c DuBose, Josh (July 29, 2024). "'Nixon Fire' in Riverside County spans 3,700 acres, triggers evacuation orders". KTLA. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Kurzweil, Tony (July 30, 2024). "Still no containment as fire burning in Riverside County enters 2nd day". KTLA. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Medina, Madilynne (July 30, 2024). "SoCal fire explodes overnight amid 'unfavorable' weather conditions". SFGate. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Reeder, Julie (July 29, 2024). "PHOTO GALLERY: 741 personnel fighting Nixon Fire; 5% containment on nearly 5000 acres charred". Valley News. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c Wenzke, Marissa (August 3, 2024). "Cause of Nixon Fire revealed as evacuations remain for Riverside County residents". CBS News. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c d Candelieri, Domenick (July 30, 2024). "Nixon Fire prompts evacuation warnings near Palomar Mountain". KUSI-TV. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c McAllister, Toni (July 29, 2024). "Lightning, Wind Concerns On 5,222-Acre Nixon Fire East Of Temecula". Patch Media. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  16. ^ a b Jeong, Helen (August 2, 2024). "Electrical panel being blamed for starting Nixon Fire". KNBC. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d e f Smith, Danielle (July 29, 2024). "Riverside County's Nixon Fire caused by electrical panel, fire officials say". KNSD. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Turner, Austin (August 2, 2024). "Riverside County 'Nixon Fire' eclipses 5,200 acres burned". KTLA. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  19. ^ a b Sklar, Debbie (August 3, 2024). "Nixon Fire in Riverside is Nearly 40% Contained at 5,222 Acres". Times of San Diego. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  20. ^ McAllister, Toni (July 29, 2024). "Brush Fire Swells To 3,700 Acres East Of Temecula". Patch Media. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  21. ^ Klick, Andrea (July 31, 2024). "Crews keep battling the nearly 5,000-acre Nixon fire in Aguanga". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  22. ^ a b Binkowski, Brooke (July 29, 2024). "Crews From San Diego on Scene of Growing Nixon Fire in Riverside County". Times of San Diego. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  23. ^ Lloyd, Jonathan (July 31, 2024). "Evacuations lifted in Apple Valley fire. See Southern California wildfire updates". KNBC. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  24. ^ a b Toohey, Grace; Fry, Hannah (July 30, 2024). "Nixon fire in southern Riverside County spreads rapidly, forcing evacuations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  25. ^ a b Self, Zac (July 30, 2024). "Nixon Fire burning close to San Diego County, evacuation warnings issued". KGTV. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  26. ^ Planas, Antonio; Mirna, Alsherif (July 30, 2024). "Evacuation orders issued as Nixon Fire burns uncontrolled in Southern California". KNBC. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  27. ^ Jeong, Helen (July 29, 2024). "Riverside County community under evacuation order amid Nixon Fire". KNBC. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  28. ^ Pérez, Gillian; Margolis, Jacob (July 30, 2024). "Nixon Fire grows to 4,941 acres in Riverside, destroying one home". LAist. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  29. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 07/29/2024 at 10:07 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  30. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 07/30/2024 at 8:47 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  31. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 07/31/2024 at 7:26 AM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  32. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/01/2024 at 6:39 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  33. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/02/2024 at 8:05 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  34. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/03/2024 at 8:49 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  35. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/04/2024 at 8:25 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  36. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/05/2024 at 6:59 PM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  37. ^ "Nixon Fire: Incident Update on 08/06/2024 at 9:47 AM". www.fire.ca.gov. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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