Thomas Fire
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The Thomas Fire was a massive and destructive 2017 wildfire in Southern California that became one of the largest in the state's history, severely impacting Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Fire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1922168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Fire Context triple: [Montecito, California, nearbyWildfire, Thomas Fire]
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A.
Wildfire
"Wildfire" is a soulful, genre-blending track by American singer-songwriter Cautious Clay, known for its introspective lyrics and smooth, atmospheric production.
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B.
Black Saturday
Black Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that commemorates Jesus Christ’s body lying in the tomb and his followers’ mourning and waiting.
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C.
Peshtigo Fire
The Peshtigo Fire was a catastrophic 1871 forest fire in Wisconsin that remains the deadliest wildfire in United States history.
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D.
Fire of 1823
The Fire of 1823 was a devastating blaze that largely destroyed Rome’s ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, prompting its extensive 19th-century reconstruction.
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E.
Fuego
Fuego is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its frequent explosive eruptions and dramatic ash plumes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Fire Target entity description: The Thomas Fire was a massive and destructive 2017 wildfire in Southern California that became one of the largest in the state's history, severely impacting Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
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A.
Wildfire
"Wildfire" is a soulful, genre-blending track by American singer-songwriter Cautious Clay, known for its introspective lyrics and smooth, atmospheric production.
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B.
Black Saturday
Black Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday that commemorates Jesus Christ’s body lying in the tomb and his followers’ mourning and waiting.
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C.
Peshtigo Fire
The Peshtigo Fire was a catastrophic 1871 forest fire in Wisconsin that remains the deadliest wildfire in United States history.
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D.
Fire of 1823
The Fire of 1823 was a devastating blaze that largely destroyed Rome’s ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, prompting its extensive 19th-century reconstruction.
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E.
Fuego
Fuego is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its frequent explosive eruptions and dramatic ash plumes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural disaster
ⓘ
wildfire ⓘ |
| affectedArea | Los Padres National Forest ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Carpinteria, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Carpinteria, California
Montecito, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Montecito, California
Ojai ⓘ
surface form:
Ojai, California
Ventura, California ⓘ |
| airQualityImpact | hazardous air quality in Southern California ⓘ |
| areaBurned |
281893 acres
ⓘ
about 440 square miles ⓘ |
| cause | downed Southern California Edison power lines ⓘ |
| contributingFactor |
drought conditions
ⓘ
low humidity ⓘ steep terrain ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drivingWeatherCondition | Santa Ana winds ⓘ |
| economicImpact | damage costs in the billions of dollars ⓘ |
| endDate | 2018-01-12 ⓘ |
| evacuationOrderIssuedBy |
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors
ⓘ
surface form:
Santa Barbara County officials
County of Ventura government ⓘ
surface form:
Ventura County officials
|
| evacuations | tens of thousands of residents evacuated ⓘ |
| fatalities |
2 direct fatalities
ⓘ
indirect fatalities due to related mudslides ⓘ |
| fireSuppressionForces |
multiple air tankers and helicopters
ⓘ
thousands of firefighters ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2018 Montecito mudslides ⓘ |
| ignitionPoint | near Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, California ⓘ |
| injuries | multiple firefighter injuries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Santa Barbara County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ Ventura County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States Forest Service
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international news coverage ⓘ |
| monthOfStart | December 2017 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
burned from inland areas toward the Pacific coast
ⓘ
rapid overnight spread after ignition ⓘ |
| primaryFuelType |
chaparral
ⓘ
dry brush ⓘ |
| rankingBySizeInCaliforniaAtTime | largest wildfire in modern California history at time of containment ⓘ |
| rankingBySizeInCaliforniaLater | one of the largest wildfires in California history ⓘ |
| smokeImpact | smoke reached parts of Central and Northern California ⓘ |
| startDate | 2017-12-04 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| structuresDamaged | hundreds of structures damaged ⓘ |
| structuresDestroyed |
hundreds of homes destroyed
ⓘ
over 1000 structures ⓘ |
| windSpeeds | over 60 mph ⓘ |
| year | 2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Fire Description of subject: The Thomas Fire was a massive and destructive 2017 wildfire in Southern California that became one of the largest in the state's history, severely impacting Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Montecito, California