Rough Fire
The Rough Fire on August 8. The area where this picture was taken was burned in the fire one week later.
LocationSierra National Forest, Fresno County, California
Coordinates36°52′26″N 118°54′18″W / 36.874°N 118.905°W / 36.874; -118.905
Statistics[1]
Date(s)July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31) – November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
Burned area151,623 acres (61,360 ha)
CauseLightning
Buildings destroyed4
Non-fatal injuries10

The Rough Fire was a wildfire of the 2015 California season. It burned 151,623 acres (61,360 ha) of land, a season record, and was extinguished by 3,742 firefighters.[1]

Progression

The fire, caused by a lightning strike on July 31, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) North of Hume Lake, burned mainly in the Sierra National Forest and Sequoia National Forest.[1]

On September 2, over 2,500 people were safely evacuated from Hume Lake Christian Camps and surrounding area. All camp events were cancelled and only security personnel remained.[2][3]

On September 5, the fire reached Kings Canyon National Park as it crossed the 85,800-acre (347 km2) mark.[4]

On September 7, a severely burned firefighter was airlifted to the Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno.[5]

On September 10, officials at Kings Canyon National Park began evacuating all visitors and employees from the Wilsonia and General Grant Grove areas. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for Dunlap, effective September 11.[6]

On September 11, Fresno health officials reported an unprecedented increase in hospital emergency department visits due to respiratory problems, and urged residents to avoid outdoor activities when the air is smoky.[7]

On September 15, as the fire slowed and with favorable weather conditions, evacuation orders and warnings in Dunlap and Squaw Valley were lifted.[8] By that time, 3,742 firefighters, 345 engines, 19 helicopters and 45 bulldozers had been deployed.[9]

As of November 5, the Rough Fire is 100% contained.

Area by ownership

As of October 6, 2015, the total burned area breaks down into:[1]

Owner Acres Km2
Sequoia National Forest82,573 334.2
Sierra National Forest58,541 236.9
Kings Canyon National Park9,413 38.1
Private lands1,090 4.4
State lands6 0.0
Total151,623 613.6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rough Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Forest fire continues to spread". Porterville Recorder. September 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rough fire focus of community meeting in Dunlap". fresnobee. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rough fire reaches Kings Canyon National Park". The Fresno Bee. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rough Fire forces new evacuations, firefighter injured". KSBY. September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Ginise, Megan; Appleton, Rory (September 10, 2015), "Rough fire forces evacuations in Dunlap, Grant Grove, Wilsonia", Fresno Bee, retrieved September 12, 2015
  7. ↑ Aliferis, Lisa (September 11, 2015). "In Fresno, 'Unprecedented Increase' in ER Visits Due to Rough Fire". KQED. San Francisco. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Evacuation Orders and Warnings Lifted". InciWeb. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rough Fire Update AM September 15, 2015". InciWeb. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
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