Long Fire
The Long Fire was reported on July 15, 2024 in Tulare County, California and burned 9,204 acres. It was declared out on September 23, 2024.
- Size
- 9,204 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped January 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM PST, 9,204 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 35.830, -118.175.
The incident
- Size
- 9,204 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- September 23, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Northeast of Kernville
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Kernville
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-CASQF-001281
- IRWIN identifier
- 60BFD61A-6E73-4EA5-9CFD-4F04FB53A0CA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2024 (161 acres) to November 13, 2024 (9,204 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,593 acres, mapped July 19, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | 161 | |
| July 17, 2024 | 888 | +727 |
| July 18, 2024 | 4,069 | +3,181 |
| July 19, 2024 | 8,661 | +4,592 |
| July 20, 2024 | 8,856 | +195 |
| July 21, 2024 | 8,908 | +52 |
| July 23, 2024 | 9,204 | +296 |
| August 6, 2024 | 9,204 | 0 |
| November 13, 2024 | 9,204 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weldon, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Weldon, CA13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kernville, CA15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Wofford Heights, CA18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lake Isabella, CA22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Alta Sierra, CA22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Inyokern, CA24 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 January 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM PST. Identifier 2024-CASQF-001281.