Natural Hazards Monitoring - 15 October 2021

Official 

Wildfire   

United States of America (Update)   

On 15 October, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided an update to the Alisal Fire in Santa Barbara, California. The fire has burned 16,801 acres and is 11% contained. It has caused the mandatory evacuation of 878 residents and 600 people are currently under voluntary evacuation guidelines. In total, 439 houses have been threatened in addition to 5 non-residential commercial buildings, and 2 houses and 2 non-residential commercial buildings have been destroyed. There has been 1 injury reported. The report is available at: FEMA.