Buildings
destroyed 15 | ||
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Location Ventura County and Los Angeles County Date(s) May 2, 2013 - May 6, 2013 (PDT) Burned area 24,251 acres (9,814 ha) | ||
The Springs Fire was a wildfire in Ventura County and Los Angeles County, California in May 2013. Although the fire burned only 15 homes, it threatened 4,000. This threat passed when rain shower moved through the California area because of a low-pressure system off the coast. Some places got more than half an inch of rain.
The fire started at 6:45 AM on May 2, 2013, in Camarillo, California near U.S. Route 101 and burned across Pacific Coast Highway to the Pacific Ocean. Several neighborhoods were evacuated, along with the campus of California State University Channel Islands.
The fire burned around 24,000 acres of brushland along coastal Ventura County and into the Santa Monica Mountains. Weather conditions made favorable conditions for brush fires. The Santa Ana Winds were blowing at 40 to 50 miles per hour, spreading the fire; single-digit humidity added to the problems. By May 3, the fire was only 20 percent contained; on May 4, higher humidity made firefighters jobs easier; and on May 5 the fire was 60 percent contained. On May 6, 2013, the fire was almost extinguished as rain fell in the area.