BlueJay Fire
The BlueJay Fire was reported on July 24, 2020 in Mariposa County, California and burned 6,922 acres. It was declared out on January 5, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,922 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped November 19, 2020 at 2:03 PM PST, 6,922 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.812, -119.646.
The incident
- Size
- 6,922 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2020 at 6:11 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 19, 2020 at 12:30 PM PST
- Declared out
- January 5, 2021 at 8:10 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Tioga Road and Dark Hole
- County
- Mariposa County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Yosemite
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $553,376
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAYNP-000054
- IRWIN identifier
- 9D6C7514-519B-44A6-BB26-9B61B2F176F2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Yosemite Valley, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Yosemite Valley, CA6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Midpines, CA24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Mariposa, CA29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ahwahnee, CA31 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Oakhurst, CA33 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Tuolumne City, CA34 miles west of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 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 12, 2021 at 10:36 AM PST. Identifier 2020-CAYNP-000054.