Wildfire — West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

2015-07-25 to 2015-07-31 · West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada, California

Event narrative

There were 2304 acres burned, with a total of 6 firefighters injured. Two firefighters from the US Forest Service and 2 from CAL Fire suffered burns while fighting the fire. One of the firefighters had serious burns and required further hospitalization. There were 2 structures destroyed, 1 damaged. Wildfire suppression costs were estimated to be $18 million.

Wider weather episode

A wildfire started in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Steep Hollow Creek in the You Bet area, west of Alta, CA on July 25th at approximately 2:37 pm. The fire was not fully contained until August 10th. The cause is still under investigation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 596730. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.