1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm

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The 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm was a devastating urban wildfire in the San Francisco Bay Area that killed 25 people, destroyed thousands of homes, and became one of the costliest and most destructive fires in California history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster ⓘ
urban wildfire ⓘ
wildfire ⓘ
affectedArea Berkeley Hills ⓘ
Claremont district of Oakland ⓘ
Montclair district of Oakland ⓘ
Oakland Hills ⓘ
Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland ⓘ
aftermath long-term displacement of thousands of residents ⓘ
major rebuilding of affected neighborhoods ⓘ
alsoKnownAs East Bay Hills fire ⓘ
Oakland firestorm of 1991 ⓘ
Tunnel fire ⓘ
areaBurned about 6.2 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 1,520 acres ⓘ
category wildland-urban interface fire ⓘ
cause rekindling of a grass fire from the previous day ⓘ
contributingFactor abundant dry vegetation ⓘ
closely spaced wood-frame houses ⓘ
low humidity ⓘ
steep terrain in the East Bay Hills ⓘ
strong Diablo winds ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicCost one of the costliest wildfires in U.S. history at the time ⓘ
over 1.5 billion US dollars (1991) in direct damages ⓘ
endDate 1991-10-23 ⓘ
fatalities 25 ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the deadliest urban wildfires in modern U.S. history ⓘ
one of the most destructive wildfires in California history ⓘ
homesDestroyed over 2,800 ⓘ
injuries approximately 150 ⓘ
ledTo changes in California fire codes ⓘ
changes in mutual aid and incident command procedures ⓘ
improvements in emergency communications systems ⓘ
revisions to building standards in wildland-urban interface areas ⓘ
revisions to vegetation management policies in the East Bay Hills ⓘ
locatedIn Alameda County, California ⓘ
linked to: Alameda County

Berkeley, California ⓘ
linked to: Berkeley

Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to: Oakland

Piedmont, California ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
memorials various plaques and markers in the Oakland and Berkeley hills ⓘ
month October 1991 ⓘ
notableFor extreme fire behavior ⓘ
high structural losses in an urban area ⓘ
rapid fire spread ⓘ
partOf history of wildfires in California ⓘ
responseBy Berkeley Fire Department ⓘ
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) ⓘ
Oakland Fire Department ⓘ
mutual aid fire agencies from across California ⓘ
startDate 1991-10-20 ⓘ
state California ⓘ
structuresDestroyed over 3,000 ⓘ
timePeriod early 1990s ⓘ
weatherCondition hot, dry conditions ⓘ
strong, gusty northeast winds ⓘ

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The Fifth Book of Peace → describesEvent → 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm ⓘ
1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm → alsoKnownAs → Oakland firestorm of 1991 ⓘ
linked to: 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm
1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm → alsoKnownAs → East Bay Hills fire ⓘ
linked to: 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm
Oakland hills → notableEvent → 1991 Oakland firestorm ⓘ
linked to: 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm
Oakland Hills residential areas → historicallyAffectedBy → 1991 Oakland firestorm ⓘ
linked to: 1991 Oakland-Berkeley firestorm