Tassajara Fire
2015 wildfire in Central California
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The Tassajara Fire was a wildfire that started on September 20, 2015, in the Santa Lucia Range, in Monterey County, California.[1]
Date
- September 12, 2015 –
- September 27, 2015
Coordinates36.3699644°N 121.589554°W
Burned area1,086 acres (4 km2)
| Tassajara Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 California wildfires | |
View from UC Santa Cruz of the Tassajara Fire | |
| Date |
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| Location | Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County, California |
| Coordinates | 36.3699644°N 121.589554°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 1,086 acres (4 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 civilian |
| Structures destroyed |
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| Map | |
  Location within Northern California | |
The fire swiftly burned 1,086 acres (4 km2) of land in a rural, residential area near the Los Padres Forest, including 12 homes and numerous outbuildings.
It was contained a week later on September 27.
The smoke plume was visible throughout the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley regions.
