{"id":63990,"date":"2018-07-19T21:50:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T04:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=63990"},"modified":"2018-07-19T21:51:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T04:51:32","slug":"the-ferguson-fire-scorches-its-way-to-21541-acres-containment-climbs-to-7-no-structures-lost-2711-personnel-2-firefighters-injured-1-fatality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=63990","title":{"rendered":"The Ferguson Fire Scorches its way to 21,541 Acres, Containment Climbs to 7%, No Structures Lost, 2,711 Personnel, 2 Firefighters Injured, 1 Fatality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahwahnee, CA…An unusually heavy inversion stayed over the fire today keeping overall fire activity moderate despite thunderstorm development over the Sierra Crest. The inversion did lift briefly in the late afternoon allowing some columns to build, especially over Sweetwater Ridge and on the Southeastern corner of the fire.
\nToday, the fire continued to grow north on Ferguson Ridge and toward Highway 140 in the Merced River Canyon, across from the community of El Portal. The fire has remained on the south side of the river. Crews continued structure preparation around residences and businesses today in Yosemite West and Jerseydale. Crews also worked on constructing contingency line southeast of Jerseydale, and along Henness Ridge between Highway 140 and the Wawona Road (the continuation of Highway 41 in Yosemite National Park). That contingency line has been completed to Kirby Peak.<\/p>\n

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Tonight, firefighters will continue to improve containment lines along Sweetwater Ridge and also continue to monitor fire spread in the Merced River Canyon. Fire crews will be taking suppression actions as necessary as the fire approaches Highway 140.<\/p>\n

As of 6pm on July 19, 2018, no structures have been damaged or destroyed by the Ferguson Fire.
\nYosemite National Park remains open. For information on Yosemite National Park, go to nps.gov\/yose or call 209-372-0200.<\/p>\n

Incident Start Date: 7\/13\/2018
\nIncident Start Time: 9:36 p.m.
\nIncident Type: Vegetation Fire
\nCause: Under Investigation
\nIncident Location: Merced River Canyon
\nUnified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, US Forest Service, Mariposa County Sheriff
\nSize: 21,541 acres
\nContainment: 7%
\nExpected Full Containment: Unknown
\nCivilian Injuries: 0
\nFirefighter Injuries: 2
\nCivilian Fatalities: 0
\nFirefighter Fatalities: 1
\nStructures Threatened: 216
\nStructures Destroyed: 0
\nStructures Damaged: 0<\/p>\n

INCIDENT FACTS
\nIncident Start Date: 7\/13\/2018
\nIncident Start Time: 9:36 p.m.
\nIncident Type: Vegetation Fire
\nCause: Under Investigation
\nIncident Location: Merced River Canyon
\nUnified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, US Forest Service, Mariposa County Sheriff
\nSize: 21,541 acres
\nContainment: 7%
\nExpected Full Containment: Unknown
\nCivilian Injuries: 0
\nFirefighter Injuries: 2
\nCivilian Fatalities: 0
\nFirefighter Fatalities: 1
\nStructures Threatened: 216
\nStructures Destroyed: 0
\nStructures Damaged: 0<\/p>\n

Mandatory Evacuations:
\nMandatory Evacuations: Areas that are currently under a mandatory evacuation include:
\n\u2022 Incline Rd from Foresta Bridge to the last BLM campground
\n\u2022 Jerseydale\/ Mariposa Pines
\n\u2022 Cedar Lodge\/ Indian Flat Campground
\n\u2022 Savage\u2019s Trading Post
\n\u2022 Sweetwater Ridge
\n\u2022 El Portal Trailer Court<\/p>\n

Evacuation Advisory:
\nEvacuation Advisory: This is NOT an Evacuation Order. This is an advisement only of a potential Evacuation Order should conditions change.
\n\u2022 Yosemite West
\n\u2022 Lushmeadows Community
\n\u2022 Ponderosa Basin Community
\n\u2022 Triangle Rd from Jerseydale Rd to Hwy 49 South including all side roads.
\n\u2022 Darrah Rd from Triangle to Sherrod Rd
\n\u2022 East side of Hwy 49S from Darrah Rd to Harris Rd- This includes Boyer Rd, Woodland Area, Wass Rd, Tip Top Rd
\n\u2022 National Park Service El Portal Complex
\n\u2022 Rancheria Flat- Government Housing
\n\u2022 Old El Portal<\/p>\n

Evacuation Center(s):
\nNew Life Christian Fellowship: 5089 Cole Rd, Mariposa, CA 95338<\/p>\n

Road Closures:
\nHighway 140 is closed from El Portal Rd. to 1.5 miles West of Midpines. Incline Rd, River Road from Briceburg to the gate at Railroad Flat and all Campground areas along Highway 140 closed. Hites Cove \/ Jerseydale Rd.
\nAnimal Evac. Center(s):
\nSmall Animal Shelter: SPCA of Mariposa County: 5599 CA-49, Mariposa, CA 95338
\nLarge Animal Shelter:
\nMariposa County Fairgrounds: 5007 Fairgrounds Rd, Mariposa, CA 95338<\/p>\n

ASSIGNED RESOURCES
\nEngines: 203
\nWater Tenders: 39
\nHelicopters: 16
\nHand Crews: 58
\nDozers: 41<\/p>\n

Total Personnel: 2711
\nAir Tankers:
\nNumerous firefighting air tankers are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
\nCooperating Agencies: Mariposa County Sheriff\u2019s Office; CAL OES; California Highway Patrol; CALTRANS; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; American Red Cross; National Weather Service; California Conservation Corps; Bureau of Land Management, and additional agencies throughout the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ahwahnee, CA…An unusually heavy inversion stayed over the fire today keeping overall fire activity moderate despite thunderstorm development over the Sierra Crest. The inversion did lift briefly in the late afternoon allowing some columns to build, especially over Sweetwater Ridge and on the Southeastern corner of the fire. Today, the fire continued to grow north […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1,13,142],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-traffic-fire","category-yosemite","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2018_07_19-11.17.12.233-CDT.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}