Wildfire — Tulare Cty Mtns, California

2017-09-01 to 2017-09-24 · Tulare Cty Mtns, California

Event narrative

The human caused Pier Fire began in the early morning hours of August 29, 2017 when a stolen car was set on fire and pushed off a cliff along Highway 190, 7 miles east of Springville, CA. The fire burned 36,556 acres before being contained on September 24, 2017. There were mandatory evacuations for many small communities for several weeks and Highway 190 between Springville and Ponderosa was closed to traffic. There were 2 structures lost.

Wider weather episode

The human caused Pier Fire began in the early morning hours of August 29, 2017 when a stolen car was set on fire and pushed off a cliff along Highway 190, 7 miles east of Springville, CA. The fire burned 36,556 acres before being contained on September 24, 2017. There were mandatory evacuations for the small communities of Camp Nelson, Pierpoint Springs, Cedar Slope, Sequoia Crest, Rogers Camp, Doyle Springs, Mountain Aire and Wishon for several weeks. Much of Highway 190 between Springville and Ponderosa was closed to traffic. There were 2 structures lost. Cost of containment was $38.76 million.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 718319. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.