The Esperanza Fire

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:San_Jacinto_Mountains
gptkbp:agent gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkb:CAL_FIRE
local fire departments
gptkbp:areaBurned 41,173 acres
gptkbp:casualties 5
gptkbp:cause arson
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate October 30, 2006
gptkbp:fatalitiesDescription 5 U.S. Forest Service firefighters killed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Esperanza Fire
gptkbp:legalOutcome Raymond Lee Oyler convicted of murder and arson
Raymond Lee Oyler sentenced to death
gptkbp:location gptkb:Riverside_County,_California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and local news coverage
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Esperanza_Firefighters_Memorial
gptkbp:notableEvent first time a person was sentenced to death in California for starting a wildfire that killed firefighters
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Raymond_Lee_Oyler
gptkbp:propertyDamage over 34 homes and structures destroyed
gptkbp:startDate October 26, 2006
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_N._Maclean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7