The Fork Fire started Wednesday afternoon in the North Fork area. There are no reported injuries to residents. She didn’t have the estimated number of fire personnel or equipment currently assigned to the Fork Fire, or information about one reported injury, other than that it was a firefighter. Williams said a representative from the Madera County Sheriff’s Office will be at Saturday’s meeting to take questions, and that the Sheriff’s Office normally handles notifications to residents about destroyed homes. Department of the Interior, IRWIN, NIFC, NASA, NOAA and Esri Saturday at the North Fork Elementary School, 33087 Road 228, North Fork.
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“It’s just getting in and doing that work to make sure that it’s extinguished and that those control lines are well-established.”Įxpected full containment is now Tuesday, Williams said, pushed back from a previous estimate that it would be fully contained this weekend.Ĭal Fire will host its first community meeting about the Fork Fire at 6 p.m. Firefighters share more information about wildfireįirefighters “don’t feel that there’s any continued threat to any structures within the area,” Williams added Saturday morning. No additional information was immediately provided. The agency additionally announced that a vehicle started the Power Fire in Fresno County, what started the day before the Fork Fire and burned 130 acres.Ĭal Fire said anyone who accidentally starts a wildfire can be held liable for fire suppression costs, and offered tips to reduce the threat of a vehicle-caused fire, including making sure tow chains are properly secured. Fork Fire caused by a vehicle, Cal Fire announcesĬal Fire announced the cause of the Fork Fire on Saturday afternoon: A vehicle. The Fork Fire burns near North Fork, pictured in the foreground, on Wednesday, Sept.