Inyo County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
11,974 acres Jul 25, 7:01 PM
|
12,008 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+34 acres
was 11,974 acres · Jul 25, 7:01 PM
|
+34 acres
in 22 days
|
| Containment |
98% Aug 5, 8:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+2 percent
was 98% · Aug 5, 8:00 PM
|
+2 percent
in 11 days
|
| Crew size |
282 Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
271
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−11
was 282 · Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
−11
in 15 days
|
| Money spent |
$14.7M Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
$15.7M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$1.0M
was $14.7M · Jul 29, 6:00 PM
|
+$1.0M
in 18 days
|
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The Rock Fire is a wildfire near Inyo County, California. It has burned about 12,008 acres (about 9,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 271 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 15th at 8:01 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Tonight
63°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 3 to 12 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Sunday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 2 to 13 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
66°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 to 8 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Monday
95°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 3 to 13 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Monday Night
67°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 9 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 15th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.
About 271 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $16 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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