By the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres in the santa.
Marble cone fire monterey.
In july 1977 the marble cone fire burned almost 178 000 acres of land.
Fortunately no structures were lost and no deaths occurred.
The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the santa lucia mountains high country at the big sur area of monterey county california by the time it was extinguished it had burned about 178 000 acres 720 km 2 1 in the santa lucia mountains known as the ventana wilderness making it the largest wildfire in recorded california history at that time.
Since 1999 monterey county has experienced 15 large 300 acre or greater wildland fires.
11 marble cone july 1977 monterey county 177 866 acres 0 structures destroyed 0 deaths firefighters at the marble cone fire in big sur on august 15 1977.
The fire burned from cone peak to carmel valley and consumed most of the vegetation within the entire big sur and little sur river watersheds.
18 same general area as origin of the old fire 2003 but the panorama fire burned west of through the north park area of san bernardino near california state university san bernardino.
Both fires were arson set.
Following the marble cone fire of 1977 monterey county began the installation of one the first alert flood warning networks anywhere.
Comparable to size of the country bahrain in the persian gulf.
The fire destroyed 178 000 acres but thankfully there were no lives lost or structures destroyed.
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Monterey county herald.
Alert automated local evaluation in real time is a communications protocol that was developed by the national weather service in the 1970 s.
The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the big sur high country.
Origin of fire was near old waterman canyon along hwy.
Lightning was determined to be the cause of this fire.
1977 the marble cone fire started on august 1 1977 and was started by lightning.
The marble cone fire was a wildland fire which burned for three weeks in august 1977 in the big sur high country.
