The fire is east of Mariposa, California
Continue readingOak Fire slows, but still spreads into footprint of 2018 Ferguson Fire
CAL FIRE is using one of their new Firehawk helicopters to drop water at night
Continue readingOak Fire spreads rapidly east of Mariposa, California
It started Friday afternoon
Continue readingOak Fire prompts evacuations in Mariposa County, California
Updated 8:36 p.m. PDT July 23, 2022
Map of the Oak Fire, 8 p.m. July 23, 2022.The Oak Fire has spread to the east quite significantly, crossing Jerseydale Road about two miles south of Jerseydale in the vicinity of Wild Dove Lane.
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That puts it less than a mile west of the footprint of the very large Ferguson Fire which burned more than 96,000 acres in 2018. It was caused by a hot catalytic converter on a vehicle that parked in dry grass July 13, 2018 along Highway 140 near the Savage Trading Post.
The Oak Fire is exhibiting extreme fire behavior, igniting spot fires far ahead of the main fire.
CAL FIRE announced that at 6:45 p.m. it had burned 11,900 acres.
Oak Fire, as seen from Miami Peak, looking northwest at 7:43 p.m. July 23, 2022.Updated 5:00 p.m. PDT july 23, 2022
Oak Fire, looking northwest from Miami Peak at 4:57 p.m. July 23, 2022.At approximately 4:20 p.m. Air Attack reported that the latest mapping of the Oak Fire showed had grown to 11,500 acres.
Updated 12:58 p.m. PDT July 23, 2022
Oak Fire, looking east from Mt. Bullion, 12:34 p.m. July 23, 2022. AlertWildfire.At 11:15 a.m. Saturday the Oak Fire was mapped by Air Attack at 9,100 acres.
CAL FIRE confirms 10 structures have been destroyed. That number will likely increase.
Updated at 8:35 a.m. PDT July 23, 2022
Oak Fire map, the red line was the perimeter at 4:25 a.m. July 23, 2022. The white line was the perimeter at 5:09 p.m. July 22.The Oak Fire at Midpines, California was active throughout much of Friday night, growing by about 2,200 acres between 10 p.m. and 4:25 a.m. Saturday when it was mapped by FIRIS at 6,555 acres. Half an hour after sunrise it was putting up two smoke columns that were quite some distance apart, with one of them creating enough energy to be capped by a pyrocumulus cloud.
Two smoke columns on the Oak Fire are seen soon after dawn, looking southeast from Edith Hill at 6:37 a.m. July 23, 2022.Just to be clear — wildfires normally lay down at night, providing an opportunity for firefighters to move in closer and put in direct fireline. It is not common for a fire to be burning so actively soon after dawn that it is creating multiple smoke columns, especially a pyrocumulus column.
The Mariposa County Sheriff has ordered evacuations as far south as Highway 49 and east to Jerseydale. Their map is available online. As we wrote earlier, this is a dangerous fire.
The Oak Fire is spreading rapidly. When it was mapped at 4:25 a.m. Saturday it had spread south across Triangle Road and reached Darrah Road. At that time it was about a half mile west of the community of Darrah. Firefighters were planning a burning operation between Triangle Road and Darrah Road west of the town.
Oak Fire, Lush Meadows subdivision, Friday afternoon July 22, 2022. Credit: Chad Anderson.Weather
The spot weather forecast for the area predicts hot and dry conditions to persist into next week. Winds will be generally light, except becoming gusty in the afternoons. On Saturday, mostly sunny skies, 90 to 94 degrees, 9 to 13 percent relative humidity, and 6 to 12 mph ridgetop winds from the south to southwest gusting to 20 mph in the afternoon. Saturday night will see poor humidity recovery, 26 to 31 percent, with very light winds. For Sunday, 10 to 14 percent RH with afternoon ridgetop winds out of the west at 4 to 8 mph.
10:36 p.m. PDT July 22, 2022
Oak Fire map at 5:09 p.m. July 22, 2022. The fire is growing rapidly and has doubled in size since this data was collected.The Oak Fire that started Friday afternoon in Central California has been growing rapidly in Mariposa County. The County Sheriff has ordered evacuations for several areas east and southeast of Midpines. At 10 p.m. Friday it was about 4 miles northeast of Mariposa.
Evacuation Map, Oak Fire, posted by the Mariposa County Sheriff at 10:21 PDT July 22, 2022. This is a dynamic situation and the evacuation status and map may only be current only for a short while.This is a dangerous fire. Residents should not hesitate to evacuate if there is any doubt about their safety.
At 5:09 p.m. it was mapped at 1,745 acres; at about 10 p.m. CAL FIRE reported it had grown to 4,350 acres.
Oak Fire, looking east at 8:08 p.m. July 22, 2022.Aerial firefighters on the Oak Fire
Above: An MD-87 drops on the Oak Fire near Yucaipa, California. Screen grab from EPN106 OnScene.TV video. This image and the video below are used with permission.
(Originally published December 1, 2017)
EPN106 of OnScene.TV got some excellent shots of helicopters and air tankers dropping on the Oak Fire near Yucaipa, California November 29. It burned 99 acres off Oak Glen Road and was caused by a vehicle over the side of the road.
If the video below does not start, you can see it on YouTube.
Firefighters benefited from light winds, cooler temperatures, and the fact that the San Bernardino air attack base was only 12 air miles away.
The next day Neptune’s Air Tanker 12, a BAe-146 under contract with CAL FIRE, was released for the season.
Oak Glen road closed due to fire. Please stay out of area pic.twitter.com/qQbe7e5W5P
— Lieutenant Cole (@SBCSDLtCole) November 29, 2017
#CALFIREBDU #oakfire update- 50 acres, forward rate of spread stopped. Structure threat mitigated. Oak Glen Rd. closed between Wildwood Canyon Rd and Pine Bench. Fire fighters will continue fire suppression efforts through the night.
Photo credit: Doug Ernest pic.twitter.com/wwx9TVllNB— CAL FIRE BDU (@CALFIREBDU) November 30, 2017
California: Oak Fire stopped at 100 acres
A fire in California that reportedly had a great deal of potential was stopped at 100 acres Tuesday by an aggressive initial attack. The Oak Fire northeast of Sonora was reported at 1:23 p.m. and was attacked quickly by troops on the ground, S-2s that were 10 minutes away at Columbia Air Attack Base, a very large air tanker, and a C-130. The Oak Fire and another fire nearby, the Hill Fire, burned together which then was only referred to as the Oak Fire.
KCRA reported that firefighters attending training at a nearby conference center had to be evacuated.