Current as of

7/19/2018, 6:29:21 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

Total Personnel

2,711

Size

21,541 Acres

Percent of Perimeter Contained

7%

Fuels Involved

Brush and timber, burning is steep inaccessible terrain.

Significant Events

The fire remained active overnight along SR 140. Firing operations continued in 3 divisions to protect structures and secure fireline.

Hwy 140 is closed from 1.9 miles east of Midpines to the Cedar Lodge area MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

Mandatory Evacuations:

Areas that are currently under a mandatory evacuation include: El Portal Trailer Court, Incline Rd from Clearing House to the last BLM campground; Jerseydale/ Mariposa Pines; Cedar Lodge/ Indian Flat Campground, Savage’s Trading Post and Sweetwater Ridge.

Incline Rd from Clearing House to the Foresta Bridge

Evacuation Advisory:

This is NOT an Evacuation Order. This is an advisement only of a potential Evacuation Order should conditions change.

• Yosemite West

• Lushmeadows Community

• Ponderosa Basin Community

• Triangle Rd from Jerseydale Rd to Hwy 49 South including all side roads.

• Darrah Rd from Triangle to Sherrod Rd

• East side of Hwy 49S from Darrah Rd to Harris Rd- This includes Boyer Rd, Woodland Area, Wass Rd, Tip Top Rd

• National Park Service El Portal Complex

• Rancheria Flat- Government Housing

• El Portal Trailer Court

• Old El Portal

Evacuation Center: New Life Christian Fellowship, 5089 Cole Rd, Mariposa, CA 95338

Closures:

Highway 140 is closed from Abbie Rd in El Portal to 14 miles north of Mariposa. Incline Rd, River Road from Briceburg to the gate at Railroad Flat and all Campground areas closed. Hites Cove / Jerseydale Rd.

Remarks

The Ferguson Fire is burning in very rough terrain with high firefighter exposure due to very hot conditions and limited access requiring heavy rotor wing support. Prior to the Rough Fire, this river canyon held the record for the largest fire on the Sierra NF which burned in 1924. The Incident base for the Ferguson Fire is at the Ahwanee Regional Park. CA IMT 4 (Kurth) took command of the Ferguson Fire at 0600 July 19 and is in unified command with CALFIRE and the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office.

Weather Concerns

Aircraft utilization has been limited due to a strong inversion. Instability will return to the area Wednesday and persist for several days with an increase in the potential for thunderstorms and outflow winds. Sierra Crest thunderstorms can produce outflow winds that extend all the way to the valley despite being miles away.