Empire Fire
The Empire Fire was reported on August 1, 2017 in Mariposa County, California and burned 8,094 acres. It was declared out on December 21, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,094 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2017
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.644, -119.618.
The incident
- Size
- 8,094 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2017 at 8:46 AM PDT
- Contained
- November 3, 2017 at 8:30 AM PDT
- Controlled
- November 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- December 21, 2017 at 9:08 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1mile east of Badger Pass Ski Area, directly adjacent to Bridalveil Crk Campgrnd
- County
- Mariposa County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Yosemite
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,279,363
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CAYNP-000084
- IRWIN identifier
- 4F1A7A4C-7B03-432A-8110-C1F80B375196
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Yosemite Valley, 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 January 4, 2018 at 1:35 PM PST. Identifier 2017-CAYNP-000084.