Wednesday, November 12, 1997, 4:00 pm

• Start of Fire: Monday October 13, 11:15 p.m.
  
• Origin: Convergence of Black Star and Baker Canyons
  
• Containment: October 15, 5:00 p.m.
  
• Controlled: October 16, 8:00 a.m.
  
• Flare Up: October 17, noon
  
• Flare Up Containment: October 19, 6:00 a.m.
  
• Flare Up Controlled: October 20, 6:00 p.m.
  
• Incidnet Officially Closed: November 12, 1997
  
• Acres Burned: 6,317
  
• Structures Destroyed: 2 (a mobil home and an abandoned classroom)
  
• Cost of Fighting Fire: $3.8 Million
  
• Cause of Fire: Illegal Burning
  
• No injuries or deaths
  
• Resources:
  
  
  • 1,261 Total Personnel
    
  • 209 Engine Companies
    
  • 6 Dozers
    
  • 54 Hand Crews
    
  • 7 Helicopters
    
  • 8 Fixed-Wing Aircraft
    
  • 1 Medic Unit
    
  • 10 Water Tenders
    
  • Miscellaneous Support and Utility Vehicles
  
  
• Agencies Responding:
  
  
  • Orange County Fire Authority
    
  • All Orange County Fire Departments
    
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    
  • United States Forest Service
    
  • County and City Fire Departments from Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Kern counties
    
  • USMCAS/El Toro; US Marine Corps/Camp Pendleton; Other Military Depts.
    
  • California Office of Emergency Services
  
  
• Cooperating Agencies:
  
  
  • California Highway Patrol
    
  • Orange County Sheriff's Department
    
  • American Red Cross
    
  • Southern California Edison Company
    
  • Orange County Department of Harbors, Beaches, and Parks
    
  • Orange County Animal Control

• OCFA Safety Tips

The Firefighters vs. The Fire
The Command Center	The Apparatus Staging Area
The Firefighters	OCFA Engine 307 and Company
The Enemy	The Fire Threatens East Orange
CDF Air Tanker	OCFA Helicopter