Dexter Fire
The Dexter Fire was reported on July 12, 2021 in Mono County, California and burned 2,968 acres. It was declared out on January 6, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,968 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2021
- Personnel
- 73
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 2,964 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.802, -118.875.
The incident
- Size
- 2,968 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2021 at 9:35 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2021 at 3:27 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 31, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- January 6, 2022 at 6:31 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 15 MILES N.E OF MAMMOTH LAKES
- County
- Mono County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 73
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CAINF-001695
- IRWIN identifier
- 2D98ADAA-65B2-4E85-BDF5-FED3B385269D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for June Lake, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- June Lake, CA11 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Mammoth Lakes, CA12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- West Bishop, CA38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA38 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Yosemite Valley, CA39 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Bishop, CA40 miles southeast 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 February 3, 2022 at 12:28 PM PST. Identifier 2021-CAINF-001695.