Wildfire, S Sierra Mtns
- When
- October 7, 3:39 PM PST to October 12, 6:00 PM PST
- Where
- S Sierra Mtns forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
Wildfire in California, October 7 to 12, 2014
The Dog Rock fire started October 7, 2014. It was caused by sparks generated by hot metal fragments from a vehicle along highway 140 between El Portal and the entrance to Yosemite National Park.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
The Dog Rock fire started October 7, 2014. It was caused by sparks generated by hot metal fragments from a vehicle along highway 140 between El Portal and the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Highway 140 was closed in the vicinity of the fire, restricting entrance into Yosemite National Park for 5 days. The fire burned 311 acres before being contained on October 12, 2014. Cost of containment was $2.5 million.
There was one fatality. An air tanker fighting the fire crashed on October 7, 2014, killing the pilot.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire, S Sierra Mtns | 2014-10-07 | 62 | Male | Other | Indirect |
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in West Virginia, October 7, 2014
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, October 7, 2014
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, October 7, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 7 to 8, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Kentucky, October 7 to 8, 2014
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, October 7, 2014
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, October 7, 2014
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 7 to 8, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 7, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Indiana, October 7, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, October 7, 2014
- Flash Flood and Hail in Missouri, October 7, 2014
More
Every storm in California in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 2014
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 541261.