Schaeffer Fire
| Schaeffer Fire | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tulare County, California |
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| Statistics[1] | |
| Date(s) | June 24, 2017 - |
| Burned area | 1,467 acres (6 km2) |
| Cause | Lightning |
The Schaeffer fire is a wildfire currently burning in Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, California. Determined to have caused by a lightning strike on June 24, the fire crept through the old burn area of the 2002 McNally fire burn area for several days before growning to over 580 acres on June 28th.[2] Since then, the fire has ballooned to over 1,460 acres (590 ha) in size and is rapidly burning in a north-easterly direction.[1] Their is no estimate of containment on the Schaeffer fire at this time.
Events
Reported, Saturday, June 24, at approximately 4:16 p.m., the soon to be named Sacheffer fire was noted to be burning in whitethorn, dead and down logs and needle cast.[1]As smoke from the fire has been seen all throughout the Lake Isabella area, the fire, which is burning at about 7,300 feet in elevation, has caused the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to alert a smoke advisory in the area.[3] The fire is burning near the community of Kennedy Meadows in the Sequoia National Forest, however it was not threatening any structures at this time.[3]
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