Wildfire — S Sierra Mtns, California

2008-07-25 to 2008-07-31 · S Sierra Mtns, California

Wider weather episode

The Telegraph wildfire was located in the CalFire Merced-Madera-Mariposa Unit, near Mariposa in Mariposa County. The ignition date was July 25 at 1410 PST. The cause was human, due to target shooting. The size was 34,091 acres. The wildfire was contained on August 5. There were no fatalities. There were 130 properties lost, of which 100 were outbuildings. Property damages were estimated at $25M. The cost to containment was $36.5M.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 137053. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.