Moraine Fire
The Moraine Fire was reported on August 21, 2020 in Tulare County, California and burned 1,316 acres. It was declared out on January 25, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,316 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped November 14, 2020 at 11:45 AM PST, 1,316 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 36.718, -118.557.
The incident
- Size
- 1,316 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2020 at 8:59 AM PDT
- Contained
- December 29, 2020 at 9:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- January 25, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Moraine Creek near Avalanche Pass Trail
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Three Rivers
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $130,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAKNP-000091
- IRWIN identifier
- E2D7ECC4-10C8-433C-AD14-6A7AB77D2B75
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Independence, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Independence, CA21 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Three Rivers, CA27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lone Pine, CA28 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Big Pine, CA34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Woodlake, CA37 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Yokuts Valley, CA38 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 January 25, 2021 at 11:03 AM PST. Identifier 2020-CAKNP-000091.