Case Study

Vandenberg Air Force Base

Vandenberg Air Force Base

SUMMARY Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), headquarters for the 30 th Space Wing manages the Department of Defense space and missile testing, and places satellites into polar orbit. On September 17, 2016, the Canyon Fire sparked on its South Base, quickly and aggressively becoming the largest natural disaster in VAFB history, resulting in damage to more than 12,500 acres. It was the largest of at least five Vandenberg fires within one wee

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