Wildfire in Kern County, California

Wildfire August 8, 1997 – August 16, 1997 · Kern County, California

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Named the "Jacks Fire"; Southwest of Walker Pass in the Southern Sierra Nevada in Sequoia National Forest. It was a lightning caused fire from thunderstorms developing from monsoonal moisture. It burned a total of 5693 acres. No injuries or structures were reported lost.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5617426. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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