Wildfire — S Sierra Mtns, California

2014-10-07 to 2014-10-12 · S Sierra Mtns, California

Wider weather episode

The Dog Rock fire started October 7, 2014. It was caused by sparks generated by hot metal fragments from a vehicle along highway 140 between El Portal and the entrance to Yosemite National Park. Highway 140 was closed in the vicinity of the fire, restricting entrance into Yosemite National Park for 5 days. The fire burned 311 acres before being contained on October 12, 2014. Cost of containment was $2.5 million.

There was one fatality. An air tanker fighting the fire crashed on October 7, 2014, killing the pilot.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 541261. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.