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North Bay Fires Emergency Management Mutual Aid Deployments
The October 2017 Northern California wildfires burned at least 245,000 acres , forced 90,000 people to evacuate , destroyed almost 9,000 structures and killed at least 43 people , making it the most destructive wildfire California has ever experienced . San Francisco sent more than 200 individuals to help in the response and recovery from these fires . Contributing departments include : Fire Department , Police Department , Sheriff ’ s Department , Emergency Management , Public Health , Human Services Agency , Department of Technology , Controller ’ s Office , Port , Public Works , and Animal Care and Control .