"While homes were lost in all of the blazes, the Tubbs Fire was by far the most destructive and deadly, leaving 22 people dead and destroying more than 5,600 structures. The fires reached Santa Rosa and Glen Ellen, doing the greatest amount of damage, eight years ago today, on the morning of October 9. The destruction included the entire neighhorhood of Coffey Park, and part of the neighborhood of Fountaingrove."
"While Coffey Park is mostly rebuilt, save for a few lots where owners likely didn't have insurance, or enough insurance, there is still fairly constant construction in Fountaingrove, eight years on, as KPIX reports this week. Similarly, in Glen Ellen, you can still see the scars of the Nuns Fire, with hillsides covered in dead but still standing trees, and a handful of properties along Trinity Road and elsewhere that have not been rebuilt some with concrete foundations that still remain as reminders."
On October 8–9, 2017, fierce Diablo winds sparked and spread multiple wildfires across Napa and Sonoma counties, producing the Tubbs, Nuns, Pocket and Atlas fires among others. The Tubbs Fire caused the greatest destruction, killing 22 people and destroying over 5,600 structures, severely impacting Santa Rosa neighborhoods including Coffey Park and Fountaingrove. Coffey Park is mostly rebuilt though some uninsured lots remain; Fountaingrove still shows ongoing construction eight years later. Glen Ellen retains visible fire scars with standing dead trees and several unreconstructed properties with remaining foundations. Rebuilt homes are generally more fire-resistant, but similar extreme wind-driven firestorms could inflict comparable damage.
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