Curry Fire

2016 wildfire in California

Location in California

The Curry Fire was a wildfire that burned 2,944 acres (12 km²) of land in Fresno County, California.^[1] The fire started burning on July 1, 2016,^[2] in the Curry Mountains, seven miles southwest of Coalinga.^[3] The cause of the fire is still unknown.^[2] The fire temporarily shut down part of highway 198, but there were no reported injuries from the fire and no buildings were damaged.^[4] However, one firefighter had to be treated for overheating by EMS.^[5] On July 3 the Fresno Country Sheriff's Department issued an evacuation warning for areas near the Monterey–Fresno county line.^[6] Cal Fire officials strongly urged local residents to only use fireworks with the State Fire Marshal seal of approval to help prevent more fires in the area.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Curry Fire". CALFIRE. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b California, State of. "Curry Fire General Information". cdfdata.fire.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ "Curry fire southwest of Coalinga 90 percent contained". fresnobee. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ "Firefighters battling Curry fire and high heats but still get upper hand on fire". ABC30 Fresno. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ Henry, Lindsey (2016-07-05). "Crews Battle Growing Frame Fire". YOURCENTRALVALLEY. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ "Sheriff issues evacuation warning for Curry Fire". The Salinas Californian. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ "Curry fire southwest of Coalinga 90 percent contained". fresnobee. Retrieved 2016-11-21.