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Update: 9:14 P.M.
Basic Information
Current as of |
7/20/2018, 9:13:34 PM |
Incident Type |
Wildfire |
Cause |
Unknown |
Date of Origin |
Friday July 13th, 2018 approx. 08:30 PM |
Location |
Savage Trading Post area |
Incident Commander |
Jay Kurth, California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 |
Coordinates |
37.652 latitude, -119.881 longitude |
Current Situation
Total Personnel |
2,832 |
Size |
24,450 Acres |
Percent of Perimeter Contained |
7% |
Fuels Involved |
Brush and timber, burning is steep inaccessible terrain. |
Significant Events |
Hwy 140 is closed from 1.9 miles east of Midpines to the Cedar Lodge area MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE |
Outlook
Remarks |
The Incident base for the Ferguson Fire is at the Ahwahnee Regional Park. CA IMT 4 (Kurth) took command of the Ferguson Fire and is in unified command with CALFIRE and the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office. |
Update: 7:00 P.M. Fire is at 24,450 Acres, with 7% Containment
Update: 6:59 P.M. Red Cross Opens Additional Ferguson Fire Evacuation Center in Mariposa County
Update: 6:30 P.M. Video from Ferguson Fire Community Meeting in Mariposa on Friday, July 20, 2018
Update: 6:10 P.M. Ferguson Fire Mandatory Evacuation Order for: Rancheria, Old El Portal Including Yosemite View Lodge and Foresta
Update: 3:17 P.M. Sierra National Forest Issues Fire Restrictions Beginning July 21, 2018
Update: 1:45 P.M. Ferguson Fire Homemade Indoor Air Filter Instructions for Mariposa County Residents
Update: 1:25 P.M. Sierra National Forest Friday Video Update on the Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County
Update: 11:00 A.M. Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Issues A Fire Advisement For The Foresta Community Due To The Ferguson Fire
Updated at 9:37 A.M. Update: 8:40 A.M. Ferguson Fire Near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County Friday Morning Update: 22,892 Acres with 7% Containment
Update: 7:38 A.M. Forest Service Wildland Fire Air Quality Outlook for the Southern Sierra for Friday – Includes Mariposa, Oakhurst and Yosemite
Update: 6:10 A.M. Ferguson Fire Near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County Friday Operations Map
July 20, 2018 - The Ferguson Fire is burning on the Sierra National Forest near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County.