Chimney Fire
The Chimney Fire was reported on June 1, 2016 in Tulare County, California and burned 1,324 acres. It was declared out on June 14, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,324 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- June 1, 2016
- Personnel
- 159
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.841, -118.041.
The incident
- Size
- 1,324 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- June 1, 2016 at 3:35 PM PDT
- Contained
- June 8, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- June 14, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 159
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-CACND-001134
- IRWIN identifier
- EC9B6C32-6381-48C9-88E5-2223DD4A2D07
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weldon, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Weldon, CA18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Inyokern, CA19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- China Lake Acres, CA21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kernville, CA22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Wofford Heights, CA25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Ridgecrest, CA26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 8, 2016 at 8:28 AM PDT. Identifier 2016-CACND-001134.