Rocky Fire
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| File:Rocky Fire (2015).jpg
The Rocky Fire as of July 30, 2015.
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| Location | Clearlake, Lake County, California |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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| Date(s) | July 29, 2015 – August 14, 2015 |
| Burned area | 69,438 acres (281 km2) |
| Cause | Hot Water Heater |
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The Rocky Fire was a wildfire that burned in Lake County, California during the 2015 California wildfire season.[1] The fire, which ignited July 29, burned 69,438 acres (281 km2) destroying 43 residences and 53 outbuildings before it was contained on August 14.[1]
On August 12 Cal Fire officials confirmed that the fire had merged with the Jerusalem Fire which was burning to the north.[3] Officials stated that with the northern edge of the Jerusalem Fire now touching the southern edge of areas already burned by the Rocky Fire the two incidents had merged.[4] They added that while the incidents would now both be operated under a unified command, they would retain their own names, acreage counts and containment dates.[4]
On August 19 investigators from Cal Fire determined that the fire had been caused by a faulty gas-powered water heater inside an outbuilding.[2] According to the National Fire Protection Association, water heaters start thousands of fires annually throughout the United States.[2]
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