The Lockheed Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains

The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central California, United States. They form a ridge along the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco, separating the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley, and continuing south,...

 in the Swanton

Swanton, California

Swanton, California, is a small community in an unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County on the Pacific Ocean, situated about north of the town of Davenport, on Swanton Road ....

 and Bonny Doon

Bonny Doon, California

Bonny Doon is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. Bonny Doon sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Bonny Doon's population was 2,678....

 areas of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County, California

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, California. The fire was started on August 12, 2009 at 7:16 PM PDT

Pacific Time Zone

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A Red Cross shelter was established at Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz for families who were evacuated from the area. An animal evacuation center was also established at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.

Many resources were demanded for this fire. The steep terrain and lack of road access in the area made it difficult to fight the blaze.

The cause of the fire was determined to be an out of control or unattended camp fire.

As of 10:00 p.m. PDT, August 12, 2009

• At least part of Swanton is under a mandatory evacuation
• An evacuation area has been set up
• The cause of the fire is unknown

As of 2:55 a.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 1000 acres (4 km²)
• A mandatory evacuation has been called for the Swanton area of around 600 inhabitants
• 250 structures are threatened

As of 2:00 p.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 2800 acres (11.3 km²)
• The fire is zero percent contained
• Over 1000 structures are threatened
• The fire has caused mandatory evacuations for people in the Bonny Doon area, which is 500 to 1000 homes
• Over 300 fire personnel are working to put out this fire along with 15 fire engines, four dozers, and three water tenders.

As of 10:55 a.m. PDT

• A state of emergency has been declared by Lieutenant Governor
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   John Garamendi
  John Garamendi
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• The fire is about five percent contained
• About 700 firefighters, 120 engines, 15 dozers, and three water tenders are being used
• Two outbuildings have been damaged
• 2000 to 2400 people are under mandatory evacuation
• The cause remains under investigation
• The fire has cost $750,000

As of 9:25 a.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 6800 acres (27.5 km²)
• The fire is 30 percent contained
• Swanton and Bonny Doon remain under evacuation
• More than 1500 firefighters are helping control this fire

As of 3:00 p.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 6843 acres (27.7 km²)
• The fire is 50 percent contained
• Two outbuildings have been damaged
• Four injuries have occurred
• 2195 fire personnel, 291 engines, 14 helicopters, 31 dozers, and 21 water tenders are fighting the fire
• The fire has cost $6.2 million
• Bonny Doon residents are allowed to return home with proof of residency

As of 12:50 p.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 7017 acres (28.4 km²)
• The fire is 65 percent contained
• Swanton remains under mandatory evacuation
• The evacuation for the Bonny Doon area is still lifted
• Five injuries have occurred
• Two outbuildings have been damaged
• 2165 fire personnel, 295 engines, 28 dozers, and 21 water tenders are fighting the fire
• The fire has cost $9.8 million

As of 10:18 a.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 7163 acres (29 km²)
• Mandatory evacuations remain lifted in the upper and lower Swanton areas
• 20 residents are still displaced

As of 8:00 a.m PDT

• The fire has burned 7243 acres (29.3 km²)
• The fire is 80 percent contained
• Five injuries have occurred
• 2213 fire personnel, 221 engines, six helicopters, 16 dozers, and 28 water tenders are fighting the fire
• The fire has cost $15 million

As of 11:00 a.m. PDT

have burned

• The fire is 80 percent contained
• There are no threatened structures
• Eight injuries have occurred
• The cause remains under investigation
• 1989 fire personnel, 215 engines, five helicopters, eight dozers, and 27 water tenders are fighting the fire
• The fire has cost $18.7 million

As of 10:46 a.m. PDT

• The fire has burned 7597 acres (30.7 km²)
• The fire is more than 90 percent contained
• The fire has burned 13 structures
• No residents have been displaced due to loss
• 10 injuries have been reported
• The fire has cost $21.4 million

As of 9:37 p.m. PDT

• Complete containment was achieved at 6:30 p.m.
• The fire had burned 7817 acres (31.6 km²)
• 13 structures were destroyed
• The fire cost $26 million
• More than 2,400 residents were evacuated from the rural communities of Bonny Doon, Davenport and Swanton, but have since returned to their homes.

External links

• Santa Cruz Sentinel Article on Lockheed Fire
• http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_14477664
• Imperial Valley News Article on Lockheed Fire
• Mercury News Article on Lockheed Fire
• CalFire Incident page on Lockheed Fire