Alder Fire
The Alder Fire was reported on October 4, 2018 in Tulare County, California and burned 4,654 acres. It was declared out on December 17, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,654 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2018
- Personnel
- 43
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 36.220, -118.620.
The incident
- Size
- 4,654 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 4, 2018 at 10:15 AM PDT
- Contained
- December 17, 2018 at 8:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- December 17, 2018 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- NORTH ALDER CREEK AND THE CONFUENCE OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE TULE RIVER
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- SPRINGVILLE
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 43
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,169,809
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-CASQF-002733
- IRWIN identifier
- CB032A65-0DF9-4443-83F0-C34E04507855
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springville, CA13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Three Rivers, CA22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Porterville, CA23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Porterville, CA25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Strathmore, CA25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lindsay, CA26 miles west of the fire’s origin
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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 December 17, 2018 at 9:08 AM PST. Identifier 2018-CASQF-002733.