Wildfire — West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

2014-09-13 to 2014-09-30 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Event narrative

The King Fire destroyed 12 residences and 68 other buildings. There were 10 firefighters injured, and 97,099 acres burned by the end of the month. Hundreds of residents were evacuated. The fire was caused by arson and was estimated to have cost more than 90 million dollars for fire suppression efforts.

Wider weather episode

A wildfire broke out near Pollock Pines around 6:37 pm on September 13th. Hot and dry conditions with southwest winds 10-20 mph caused rapid growth of the fire. The fire doubled in size to 114 square miles in a strong surge on September 17th. The fire was fully contained on October 9th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 543844. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.