Slate Fire
The Slate Fire was reported on October 4, 2016 in Tulare County, California and burned 2,160 acres. It was declared out on December 12, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,160 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2016
- Personnel
- 56
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.084, -118.573.
The incident
- Size
- 2,160 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2016 at 3:56 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 12, 2016 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 56
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Heavy Logging Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,045,511
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-CASQF-003261
- IRWIN identifier
- 6ACB3205-DD5F-41BD-BA99-0348DD5CAA96
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springville, CA14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- East Porterville, CA23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kernville, CA24 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Alta Sierra, CA24 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Porterville, CA25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Wofford Heights, CA27 miles south 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 December 12, 2016 at 12:12 PM PST. Identifier 2016-CASQF-003261.