Boles Fire

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    Boles Fire
    Dry Conditions and Lightning Strikes Make for a Long California Fire Season (15074403899).jpg
    The small plume of the Boles Fire is visible between snowless Mount Shasta and the plume of the Happy Camp Complex Fire.
    LocationWeed, Siskiyou County, California
    Coordinates41°25′26″N 122°22′28″W / 41.42384°N 122.37432°W / 41.42384; -122.37432
    Statistics[1]
    Date(s)September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15) – September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20)
    Burned area479 acres (194 ha)
    Buildings destroyed
    • 150 residences
    • 8 commercial structures
    Non-fatal injuries1
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    Boles Fire is located in Northern California
    Boles Fire
    Location of fire in California

    The Boles Fire was a wildfire that burned in Siskiyou County during mid-September 2014. On September 15, at 1:38 p.m. PDT, the Boles Fire ignited near Weed, California. Later on the same day, at 10:30 p.m. PDT, the Boles Fire was reported at 350 acres and 15% containment.[2] Over 100 structures were reported damaged or destroyed on that day. Later that day, the wildfire was reported at nearly 100% containment;[3] however, this report turned out to be erroneous. On September 16, the Boles Fire had burned 375 acres (152 ha) and was only 20% contained. It also destroyed 150 residences and forced the evacuation of 1,500 people in Weed and Siskiyou County.[4][5]

    During the next couple of days, the Boles Fire increased to 479 acres (194 ha), before finally being fully contained on September 20.[1] The wildfire also caused 1 injury.[1] The Boles Fire destroyed a total of 150 residential structures and 8 nonresidential commercial properties, while damaging 4 single residences and 3 nonresidential commercial properties.[1] As of 2015, the damage caused by the Boles Fire is unknown.

    The cause of the wildfire was reported as "under investigation" in 2015.[1] As of December 5, 2014, Ronald Beau Marshall was subject to a preliminary hearing after being charged with arson in the Boles Fire case.[6] In 2015, he was sentenced to three years in prison for recklessly starting the fire;[7] he was released from prison in 2016. [8]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "Boles Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
    2. ^ CalFire (2014-09-15). "Boles Fire Incident Information".
    3. ^ "Cal Fire says they have a hose line around Weed fire". Record Searchlight. 2014-09-15.
    4. ^ http://kobi5.com/news/item/100-structures-burned-in-boles-fire-in-weed-california.html#.VBjQ3_ldXNk Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine KOBI
    5. ^ Associated Press (2014-09-17). "Wind-driven Boles Fire 25-percent contained, 150 structures burned".
    6. ^ Amanda Hines Doyle (2014-12-05). "Witnesses testify in Boles Fire arson case". Siskiyou Daily News.
    7. ^ "Ronald Marshall receives three year prison term in Boles Fire case". Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA. Retrieved 2019-07-25. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
    8. ^ "Man who started 2014 Boles Fire in Weed released from prison". www.redding.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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