Wildfire — West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

2024-08-07 to 2024-08-22 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Event narrative

The Crozier Fire started in the night on August 7th, 2024 and was discovered at 1:21 AM. It burned actively for the first two days in steep, rugged timber and in dry fuels. The fire burned a total of 1,960 acres and was reported 100% contained on August 20th. Evacuation orders were in place for Garden Valley, Georgetown, Volcanoville, Mosquito, Quintette, and Swansboro areas. Evacuation warnings were in place for areas to the east and southwest of the fire. Seasonably hot temperatures, low relative humidity, and locally breezy wind gusts of up to 10-20 mph were observed during the initial spread. Daytime highs in the 90s to around 100 degrees were observed during the active burning periods, with daytime relative humidity in the low teens and poor overnight recoveries around 20-30%.

Wider weather episode

The Crozier Fire started in the night on August 7th, 2024 northwest of Slate Mountain and burned actively for the first two days. The fire burned 1,960 acres and was reported 100% contained on August 22nd. Seasonably hot temperatures, low relative humidity, dry fuels, and locally breezy winds were observed during the initial spread.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1207977. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.