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On August 8, 2024, the Canyon Fire started near Buchanan Road about a mile from Tuolumne City, California. The fire is within steep and rocky terrain in the North Fork of the Tuolumne River Canyon. Fire crews attacked the fire aggressively and utilized defensive burning to keep the fire from burning nearby homes. In the morning, air support helped keep the fire in check and after some initial growth, it has remained at about 85 acres for the past 36 hours.
The Canyon Fire is under unified command. CAL FIRE, the Stanislaus National Forest, and the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office have been fully engaged and coordinated to ensure firefighter and public safety.
The primary objective is to protect life and property.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/11/2024 - 22:41 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Under Investigation |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | About 1 mile northeast of Tuolumne City |
| Incident Commander | B. Barteau (Cal Fire) and P. Laeng (Stanislaus National Forest) |
| Incident Description | The fire started near Buchanan Road about a mile from Tuolumne City and residential areas. It is in extremely steep terrain within the canyon of the North Fork of the Tuolumne River. |
| Coordinates |
37° 58' 694'' Latitude
-120° 12' 687
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 57 |
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| Size | 85 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 58% |
| Estimated Containment Date | August 16, 2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush and grass with scattered grey pine and live oak in the river canyon and grass/brush oak woodland. |
| Significant Events | All Evacuation Orders and Warnings were lifted by the Sheriff's Office as of 1800 on August 10, 2024.
Buchanan Road remains closed at Canyon Road. |
| Planned Actions |
Patrolling handlines. Mopping up, working toward a 200-foot buffer of black adjacent to the containment lines. Suppression rehab of dozer lines. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Low fire activity. |
| Remarks |
Original Evacuation orders were downgraded to Evacuation Warnings on 8/10/2024 at 0900. All Evacuation Warnings were lifted on 8/10/2024 at 1800. -Canyon Drive -Sunrise Drive -First Ave -Mira Monte -Buchanan Road from Carter to the river canyon -All residences within Ponderosa Hills -Grizzly Mine Road -Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians Rancheria Tribal Government Land East of Tuolumne Road (Black Oak Casino Resort remains fully operational and serving the community's needs) **ROAD CLOSURES** - Hard closure on Buchanan Road at Canyon Road |
| Weather Concerns | High temperatures, in the 90's along with very low relative humidity and southern exposure within the Tuolumne River Canyon. |
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