Schaeffer Fire

Schaeffer Fire
Date(s)	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) -  ()
Location	Tulare County, California
Coordinates	36.099°N 118.412°W / 36.099; -118.412
Statistics
Burned area	11,570 acres (47 km2)
Ignition
Cause	Lightning
Map
Location in California

The Schaeffer fire is a wildfire currently burning in Kern River Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, California. Determined to have caused by a lightning strike on June 24, the fire crept through the old burn area of the 2002 McNally fire burn area for several days before growning to over 580 acres on June 28th. Since then, the fire has ballooned to over 11,750 acres (4,760 ha) in size and is rapidly burning in a north-easterly direction. Their is am estimate of only 10 percent containment on the Schaeffer fire as of July 7th.

Events

Reported, Saturday, June 24, at approximately 4:16 p.m., the soon to be named Sacheffer fire was noted to be burning in whitethorn, dead and down logs and needle cast.As smoke from the fire has been seen all throughout the Lake Isabella area, the fire, which is burning at about 7,300 feet in elevation, has caused the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to alert a smoke advisory in the area. The fire is burning near the community of Kennedy Meadows in the Sequoia National Forest, however it was not threatening any structures at this time.

On Saturday, July 1, the fire made significant runs to the north, creating a smoke cloumn that could be seen from all around the Tulare county area as the fire expanded to over 2,100 acres.

See also

• 2017 California wildfires