Wildfire

Jones Fire

1999 · 40.69° N, 122.24° W

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When
1999
Kind
Wildfire
Coordinates
40.69° N, 122.24° W
Description
1999 wildfire in Shasta County, California
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Jones Fire (1999)

1999 wildfire in Northern California

The 1999 Jones Fire was a destructive wildfire in the U.S. state of California's Shasta County. The fire ignited on October 16, and was contained on October 19, 1999. It burned 26,200 acres (10,600 ha), destroyed 954 structures, and resulted in one fatality, becoming the then-second most destructive wildfire ever recorded in California, behind only the Oakland firestorm of 1991.

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