![]() Concerns about the fire threatening Highway 395 arose and crews began working to prevent the fires expansion towards the highway. ![]() Heavy smoke, thunderstorms, wind and lightning caused the fire to expand northeast towards the state line of California and Nevada. Two more structures were destroyed that day. īy the evening of Monday, July 19, the Tamarack Fire was reported to be 39,045 acres (15,801 ha) in size. Dramatic fire activity sent a pyrocumulonimbus into the sky, which created its own weather, resulting in lightning strikes. That day, crews began building fine lines around Markleeville, portions of Highway 89, and other threatened, evacuated areas. On the following day, July 18, the Pacific Crest Trail was closed in the area. Two more structures were destroyed and additional evacuations and voluntary evacuations were put in place. The Tamarack Fire grew to 21,000 acres (8,498 ha) by the evening of July 17 and threatened the Highway 89 corridor. This resulted in an evacuation center in Alpine Village being relocated to Gardnerville, Nevada. The fire jumped the east fork of the Carson River, resulting in the evacuation of Alpine Village and Woodfords. Ash was reported to be falling in the Carson Valley that day. Īs the fire burned overnight into July 17, three structures were destroyed. Highway 89 over Monitor Pass in Mono County was closed. The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California community of Hung A Lei Ti was also evacuated. By 9 PM, mandatory evacuations were put in place for Grover Hot Springs State Park, Shay Creek, Markleeville Village, and East Fork Resort. Alpine County Sheriff's Office announced by 7:55 PM that Markleeville was under mandatory evacuation. The Forest Service reported that the fire was growing rapidly, fueled by dry grass, timber, chaparral and low relative humidity. The Forest Service requested that crews hike to the fire and aircraft be brought in to support. The fire was reported to be 100 acres (40 ha). ![]() However, on July 16, gusty winds pushed the fire down slope. The earliest acreage evaluation the fire, provided during the week of July 5, was 37 acres (15 ha). The United States Forest Service fire crews struggled to access the rugged area, resulting in the Forest Service making the “tactical management decision not to insert fire crews to fight the fire due to safety concerns.” The fire was allowed to burn naturally assuming the sparse fuels and natural barriers in the fire area would limit the fire's growth. The fire was underway earlier in the morning, so it was thought to have started during lightning the night before. The CalFire incident shows a start of 11:57 a.m. The fire was started by a lightning strike with the incident origin listed as 4:00 p.m. The Tamarack Fire was first reported July 4 on a rocky ridgetop in the Mokelumne Wilderness, approximately seven miles southwest of Markleeville in Alpine County, California. At least twenty structures were damaged or destroyed. In total, 2,439 people were evacuated and over 500 structures were threatened by the Tamarack Fire. The fire continued to grow, threatening numerous communities, including Markleeville and highways in the area, including State Highway 89, 88 and 395. High winds and dry fuels and conditions caused the fire the grow rapidly to 21,000 acres (8,498 ha) by July 17. However, on July 16, high winds caused the fire to move down the ridge. The fire was allowed to burn naturally due to concerns for fire crew safety in the rugged area and the lack of fuels and the natural barriers on the ridgetop that limited the fire's growth. The fire was first reported burning on a rocky ridgetop on July 4, 2021, a result of a lightning strike. The Tamarack Fire was a wildfire that burned 68,637 acres (27,776 ha), primarily in the Mokelumne Wilderness in Alpine County, California, Douglas County, Nevada and Lyon County, Nevada, as part of the 2021 California wildfire season.
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