Chimney Fire
The Chimney Fire was reported on August 13, 2016 in San Luis Obispo County, California and burned 46,344 acres. It was declared out on September 6, 2016.
- Size
- 46,344 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2016
- Personnel
- 619
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 35.670, -121.004.
The incident
- Size
- 46,344 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2016 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2016 at 7:30 AM PDT
- Declared out
- September 6, 2016 at 7:30 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- San Luis Obispo County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- PASO ROBLES
- Protecting agency
- CDF
- Personnel assigned
- 619
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $78,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-CASLU-008948
- IRWIN identifier
- AA6E1B45-641E-4389-BB11-6F822A266A8B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lake Nacimiento, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lake Nacimiento, CA8 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cambria, CA8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cayucos, CA17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Paso Robles, CA18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- San Miguel, CA18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Templeton, CA19 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 October 1, 2016 at 10:45 AM PDT. Identifier 2016-CASLU-008948.