Sherpa Fire
The Sherpa Fire was reported on June 15, 2016 in Santa Barbara County, California and burned 7,474 acres. It was declared out on January 31, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,474 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2016
- Personnel
- 12
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.530, -120.054.
The incident
- Size
- 7,474 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2016 at 3:31 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 11, 2016 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- January 31, 2017 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Wildfire
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,320,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-CALPF-001643
- IRWIN identifier
- EFF85EB3-33C4-4C85-80C8-546220154574
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Ynez, CA covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 8, 2021 at 2:19 PM PST. Identifier 2016-CALPF-001643.