Groveland, CA…Bone Lightning Fire Update, Monday, July 10, 2023. This will be the last update for the Bone Lightning Fire on Stanislaus National Forest.

Crews check fire consumption and cooling in the 50-foot buffer. Jeff Knepp, Engine 337 Captain from Los Padres National Forest along with his crew mop up the fire perimeter along 3N01.

Incident Management Team (Type-3) Transitioning to (Type-4) on July 11, 2023 @ 0600.

Bone Lightning Fire Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/castf-2023-bone-lightning-fire

Fire Statistics:

Location: The Bone Lightning Fire is located in a remote area of the Stanislaus National Forest on the Groveland Ranger District north west of Cherry Lake.

Acres burned to date: 1,163

Cause: Lightning

Total Personnel: 95

Injuries: 0

Background:

The Bone Lightning Fire was detected on June 15, 2023 in the pre-planned Cherry North Prescribed (RX) Burn on the Groveland Ranger District. This area had already been pre-prepped for this planned burn. Fire managers are utilizing the pre-determined boundaries to ensure this naturally lightning ignited fire stays within these boundaries.

Today’s Activities:

Yesterday, fire professionals completed ignition operations within the Bone Lightning Fire. Today, they began mop up and patrol of the 3N01 and 2N05 roads. Crews will mop up using a 50-foot buffer.

Within the fire’s footprint, minimal smoke was observed as the fire area is cooling.

Resources will be demobilizing over the next few days and weeks as the Bone Lighting Fire is contained and controlled. Sufficient staffing will stay in place to complete mop up and patrol.

Tomorrow, IC Trainee Jaime Villagomez from the Kern Valley Hotshots out of Bakersfield Bureau of Land Management, will assume command of the fire at 0600, as it transitions to a Type 4 incident.

While the final work of the fire is wrapping up, the public is requested to stay out of the roads surrounding and traversing through the fire. This will ensure fire fighter and public safety. Fire crews need to complete their operations uninterrupted. There are still hazards in the area that can pose a threat to the public including burning stump holes and standing dead trees that are weakened and continue to fall. Please help by avoiding roads 3N01, 2N05 and 2N05A, until the important work of our fire professionals has been completed.

From left to right: Crews check fire consumption and cooling in the 50-foot buffer. Jeff Knepp, Engine 337 Captain from Los Padres National Forest along with his crew mop up the fire perimeter along 3N01.