Donnell Fire
| Donnell Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2018 California wildfires | |
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| Location | California, United States |
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| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 36,450 acres (148 km2)[1] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | None reported |
| Non-fatal injuries | 9 |
| Structures destroyed | 135 |
| Damage | >$30.3 million (2018 USD)[2] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Unattended Illegal Campfire |
| Map | |
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The Donnell Fire was a wildfire that started on August 1, 2018 due to an unattended illegal campfire,[3] near Donnell Reservoir, burning around California State Route 108 in Tuolumne County, California and in the Stanislaus National Forest.[4][5][6] It spread rapidly, and the Forest Service closed a California state highway, many forest service roads, campgrounds, wilderness areas, access to privately owned inholdings, and the Pacific Crest Trail.[7] The fire burned 36,450 acres (147.5 km2), and destroyed 54 major structures and 81 minor structures, before the fire burned out on October 1. There were nine injuries caused by the fire, but no deaths.[1]
Among the destroyed buildings were those of the historic Dardanelle Resort[8][9] and the 1933 Dardanelle Bridge[10][11] a unique bridge listed on the Historic American Engineering Record.[12] Both were at Dardanelle, an unincorporated community on California State Route 108, the highway to Sonora Pass.
The ancient Bennett Juniper was threatened by the fire, which came within half a mile,[13][14][15] but the fire front stabilized after sustained ground and air attacks, and by the evening of August 14, it was no longer advancing toward the tree.[16]
On October 1, 2018, InciWeb reported minimal fire activity.[1] The fire was declared 100% contained on November 28, 2018.[17]
See also
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- ^ Jason Kuiken, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, Forest Order No. FTF-16-2018-12 Archived 2018-09-03 at the Wayback Machine (August 30, 2018). U. S. Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. The map attached as page 3 outlines the closure area and shows the closed areas, trails, and roads.
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- ^ Guy McCarthy, "Donnell Fire blows up, crosses Highway 108, destroys Dardanelle Resort" Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine The Union Democrat, August 6, 2018.
- ^ Guy McCarthy photograph, "The historic Dardanelles Bridge burned and fell into the Middle Fork Stanislaus River earlier this week", The Union Democrat, August 7, 2018.
- ^ Photographs of bridge, Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, F Manhart, California Division Of Highways, Palm Iron Works, Union Lumber Company, M A Jenkins, and J W Hoopes. Middle Fork Stanislaus River Bridge, Spans Middle Fork Stanislaus River at State Highway 108, Dardanelle, Tuolumne County, CA. California Dardanelle Tuolumne County, 1968. Documentation Compiled After.
- ^ Susan Steade, "California fire map: 2,000-year-old Bennett Juniper threatened", The Mercury News, August 13, 2018.
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- ^ Amy Graff, "Treasured 2,000-year-old tree threatened by California wildfire", SFGate, August 13, 2018.
- ^ Donnell Fire: Map showing containment lines at 2204 hours on August 14, 2018 Archived 2018-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, Central Coast Incident Management Team, US Forest Service.
- ^ McCarthy, Guy, "Forest Service declares destructive Donnell Fire 100 percent contained" Archived 2018-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, The Union-Democrat, November 29, 2018
External links
[edit | edit source]- Video of 747 Supertanker dropping fire retardant on southern perimeter of Donnell fire on August 12, 2018. Facebook. US Forest Service-Stanislaus National Forest, August 13, 2018.