Wildfire News

County: Siskiyou County Location: City of Weed Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit Acres Burned:479 - Containment: 100% Date Started: September 15, 2014 1:38 pm Phone Numbers: (530) 408-6167 (Boles Fire Information Line)

The June Fire started at the base of June Mountain on the afternoon of September 16. Fire behavior includes torching, spotting, and active runs.

A new fire, Double Rock, was found September 16. It is approximately 7 miles east of White Wolf and near the source of Morrison Creek. The Lembert and Cathedral fires in the Tuolumne Meadows area have become more active due to windy conditions at ridge tops and near the Sierra …

Containment of the Meadow Fire continues to grow allowing some areas to be re-opened. However, the fire is still active and fire crews are working in the area. In order to maintain the safety of park visitors and allow fire management operations to continue unimpeded, the Superintendent of Yosemite National …

This will be the last update produced by the South Central Sierra Interagency Incident Management Team that has been managing the fire. Monday night’s infrared flight indicated numerous isolated heat sources within the fires perimeter. Crews will continue to patrol and mop up hot spots near containment lines. Air quality …

Firefighters are improving containment lines and continuing mop up and overhaul work within the fire perimeter. Damage Assessment Teams continue to survey the impacted areas of the fire. Excess resources are being released and made available for other incidents as necessary. Utility crews continue assessing and repairing damaged equipment and …

The King Fire is burning in steep terrain in the South Fork of the American River Canyon and Silver Creek Canyon, north of the community of Pollock Pines. This afternoon the fire made a significant run to the northwest necessitating the mandatory evacuation order for Quintette and Volcanoville.

County: Nevada County Location: Off Dog Bar Rd & Taylor Crossing Rd near Alta Sierra Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Acreage Burned: 247 Containment: 90% Evacuations: All evacuations lifted. Traffic on Dog Bar Road and associated streets is limited to residents. Date Started: September 13, 2014 2:07 pm

Firefighters are continuing to build and reinforce containment lines. There continues to be a threat to the Bass Lake Heights community. Access to the fire is difficult due to steep terrain and several structures in the Wildland Urban Interface. Firefighters are experiencing extreme fire behavior conditions due to drought and …