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Wildfire — Southern Sacramento Valley, California
August 17, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Southern Sacramento Valley
Event narrative (NOAA)
CalFire reported a total of 5 fatalities for the LNU Complex, 2 of which occurred in Solano County which is in Sacramento's county warning area and 3 in Napa County which is in Monterey's county warning area. The first death recorded is of a man who chose not to evacuate his home in rural Vacaville. Officials completed a subsequent check on the man and found him deceased.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.