NFPA fire investigations - Natural disasters

Featured report

Wildfire

A major wildland fire that occurred in the scenic hills above Oakland and Berkeley, CA, killed 25 people and injured 150 others, destroying nearly 2,449 single-family dwellings.

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Earthquakes

• Loma Prieta Earthquake (PDF), CA, October 1, 1989
• Northridge Earthquake (PDF), Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 1994
• Kobe, Japan (PDF), January 17, 1995, 6,000 fatalities. Summary in English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)

Wildfires

• Black Tiger Fire (PDF), Boulder, CO, July 9, 1989
• Stephan Bridge Road Fire, Crawford, MI, May 8, 1990
• Oakland, CA (PDF), October 21, 1991, 25 fatalities
• Fire Storm ‘91 (PDF), Spokane, WA, October 21, 1991, 1 fatality
• South Canyon Fire (PDF), Glenwood Springs, CO, July 6, 1994, 14 fatalities