On the fire’s western side, evacuation orders are gradually being lifted. The report Sunday morning from the Forest Service fire managers put Dixie at 893,852 acres (1,396 square miles), an increase of 8,000 acres in 24 hours. That arm of the fire has also reached the scar of the Beckwourth Complex fires (purple outline on the map), which burned more than 100,000 acres near Frenchman Lake in July. Evacuation orders include Milford, whose residents were also ordered to leave two weeks ago when a large spot fire jumped Highway 395 north of the town. On its eastern side, the fire made a 20-mile run last week from Lake Davis to within a mile of the highway near Herlong Junction. Retrieved December 7, 2020.Update: Click here for the more recent report on the Dixie Fire.Īn arm of the Dixie Fire is nearing Highway 395, and evacuations were reinstated at Honey Lake. "Hundreds of towering giant sequoias killed by the Castle fire - a stunning loss". ^ Boxtall, Bettina (November 16, 2020).
^ "Update on 2020 wildfire in the giant sequoia range".^ "Study: California fire killed 10% of world's giant sequoias"."Super-hot California wildfire wiped out 10% of world's sequoia trees. "Sequoia National Park reopens to visitors". "SQF Complex: Tulare County releases fire damage map, hotline for people needing resources". ^ Yeager, Joshua (September 19, 2020).^ "Giant sequoia trees continue to smolder from past wildfires".^ " 'Mind-blowing': tenth of world's giant sequoias may have been destroyed by a single fire".USFS Dixie Post-Fire BAER Additional Information: CAL FIRE Dixie Fire Incident Archive. Map and Assessment of Post-Fire Debris Flow Hazards: USGS Dixie Fire Post-Fire Debris Flow Hazards web page. ^ "Giant sequoia found still smoldering after 2020 California wildfire". Counties Affected: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen, and Tehama.^ "SQF Complex reaches containment, fire area remains closed - InciWeb the Incident Information System"."SQF Complex Fire grows, portions of Three Rivers under mandatory evacuations. "SQF Complex Fire: 90,845 acres burned, evacuation orders issued for Three Rivers area". ^ Johnson, Brian Staff, ABC30 Com (September 14, 2020).August 2020 California lightning wildfires.The Homers Nose Grove is also reported as "badly burned". Other areas experienced "light fire" which is expected to be ecologically beneficial in the long run. The large Stagg Tree in Alder Creek Grove was not impacted. Near Sequoia Crest, one-third of the Alder Creek Grove of Giant Sequoia is reported as severely damaged. The table below contains all active incidents that are displayed on the map ordered by most recently updated. This table exists to help users with screen reading assistive technology or other accessibility needs work around the map based design and navigation of InciWeb. The McIntrye Grove, a short distance to the south from Cedar Slope, is reported as heavily damaged. Table of Incidents - Alternative Accessibility Friendly Map View. Try visiting some of these mapping information sites: National Fire Situational Awareness.
The most intense previous fire in this area is dated to 1297 based on tree ring data. The number of mature Sequoia Trees that died is "certainly in the hundreds – and could easily top 1,000." More recent estimates indicate that over 7500–10,600 mature trees, or over 10-14% of the species' population, could have been lost in the fire. The Castle fire swept through portions of 20 giant sequoia groves.
Closures and evacuations Īs a result of the fire, parts of Route 190 and Route 198 were closed, Sequoia National Park was closed for two weeks and parts of Three Rivers were under mandatory evacuation orders. The area remains at risk for mud flows and flash floods due to the charred soil being unable to absorb water. No structure damage was reported in nearby Camp Nelson or Ponderosa. In the nearby communities of Alpine Village and Sequoia Crest, 37 and 49 cabins were lost in the fire respectively. The small community of Cedar Slope was largely destroyed by the fire with 57 of its 65 cabins completely burned. Winter weather essentially extinguished the fire, though several small holdover fires were later detected: a sequoia tree trunk was found to be still burning in May 2021, and a second tree was found smoldering within the fire's footprint as late as July 2022. The SQF Complex was declared 100% contained on January 6, 2021. On 14 September, the fire crossed the boundary into Sequoia National Park. The fire initially burned in Sequoia National Forest, Inyo National Forest, and the Golden Trout Wilderness.
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