East Fork Fire
The East Fork Fire was reported on July 1, 2021 in Alpine County, California and burned 1,136 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,136 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021
- Personnel
- 25
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 24, 2022 at 3:40 PM PDT, 1,136 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 38.760, -119.730.
The incident
- Size
- 1,136 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2021 at 3:09 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 10, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- July 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2021 at 4:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 14 Miles South of Gardnerville, NV
- County
- Alpine County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Gardnerville, NV
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-NVHTF-030385
- IRWIN identifier
- A64474A3-8A1A-4830-92A3-03311D65EB1E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carter Springs, NV covers the area today.
Nearby
- Carter Springs, NV9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville Ranchos, NV9 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Gardnerville, NV13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- East Valley, NV13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Minden, NV14 miles north 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 September 8, 2021 at 3:14 PM PDT. Identifier 2021-NVHTF-030385.