Lion Fire
The Lion Fire was reported on September 24, 2017 in Tulare County, California and burned 19,215 acres. It was declared out on January 8, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 19,215 acres
- Contained
- 81%
- Discovered
- September 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 141
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.270, -118.498.
The incident
- Size
- 19,215 acres
- Containment
- 81%
- Discovered
- September 24, 2017 at 5:01 PM PDT
- Contained
- January 8, 2018 at 8:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- January 8, 2018 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- LION MEADOW, TROUT MEADOW, GREY MEADOW, GOLDEN TROUT PACK STATION
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- PONDEROSA
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Personnel assigned
- 141
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASQF-002753
- IRWIN identifier
- 50FA1033-C653-479F-8661-4647D0B25CB8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springville, CA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Three Rivers, CA25 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Porterville, CA30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Porterville, CA32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Strathmore, CA33 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lindsay, CA33 miles west of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 January 8, 2018 at 10:23 AM PST. Identifier 2017-CASQF-002753.