The Creek Fire also spawned two fire tornadoes on September 5 the first was rated EF2 near Huntington Lake with approximately 125 mph winds, and the second was rated EF1 near Mammoth Pool with approximately 100 mph winds. With over 290,000 acres (1,200 km 2) burned on September 23, the Creek Fire became the largest single blaze in the history of California, though it was surpassed the following year by the 2021 Dixie Fire. Reasons for this explosive behavior included strong, gusty winds pushing east from the Central Valley into the Sierra Nevada and a pileup of dead trees due to the 2011–17 California drought and subsequent bark beetle infestation. Within the first four days, the Creek Fire rapidly exploded, expanding anywhere between 20,000 acres (81 km 2) to 50,000 acres (200 km 2) each day from September 4–9. The fire has been characterized as a plume-dominated blaze, where the environment allows for the continued upward blowing of smoke and the vertical transfer of heat, causing extreme fire behavior, such as multiple fire tornadoes observed using Doppler weather radar data. The fire was fed in part by these cloud formations, which generated downdrafts that supplied the fire with additional oxygen and pushed it across fire lines. NASA documented the creation of a pyrocumulonimbus cloud believed to be one of the largest ever seen in the United States. Driven by powerful diurnal up-canyon winds within the San Joaquin River drainage, the Creek Fire quickly became a firestorm. The fire began around 6:40 PM PDT on Friday, September 4, 2020, in the Big Creek drainage area between Shaver Lake and Huntington Lake, California. The Creek Fire destroyed at least 856 buildings and cost over $193 million (2020 USD) in fire suppression costs, while the total property damage is currently unknown.Įvents Animation of the formation of a pyrocumulonimbus above the 2020 Creek Fire in California Half the homes in Big Creek were reported to have been destroyed by the fire. Evacuations were issued in North Fork, Bass Lake, Big Creek, Shaver, Huntington Lake, Tollhouse and Auberry, California. The fire necessitated the rescue of hundreds of people by National Guard helicopters.
The Creek Fire was the fifth-largest wildfire in modern California history, and the second-largest single fire not part of a greater complex. The fire burned mostly in the Sierra National Forest.
The fire burned 379,895 acres (153,738 ha) and was declared 100% contained on December 24, 2020. The Creek Fire was a large wildfire which started on September 4, 2020, near Shaver Lake, California, and became one of the largest fires of the 2020 California wildfire season.
BLUE FIRE FRESNO COUNTY PROFESSIONAL
The mission of the Administration Bureau is to strive for excellence when managing the administrative needs of the District and to provide the best and most professional service to the residents of the District.Location of Creek Fire in Northern California The Administration Bureau also has (1) Clerk of the Board, who handles the daily administrative needs of the District’s Board of Directors and the administration of the Communities Facilities District (1) District Finance Analyst, who handles account payables and receivables, payroll, and helps to manage the District’s budget (2) Personnel Specialists that provide support to the District’s Schedule A Personnel with regards to salary and benefit questions (1) Office Technician who provides administrative support to the Fire Chief, helps with the administration of the Paid Call Firefighter Program and is the first person to greet the public when they walk into the Front Desk Reception area. The Administrative Officer reports directly to the Fire Chief and supervises and the Administration Bureau support staff and is responsible for the development and management of the District’s Annual Budget and CAL FIRE Agreement. Email: Administration Bureau manages the human resources and finances for the Fresno County Fire Protection District.
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