Lion Fire
The Lion Fire as seen from space via MODIS satellite on July 29, 2011.
LocationSequoia National Forest, Tulare County, California
Statistics[1][2]
Date(s)July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31) – August 12, 2011 (2011-08-12)
Burned area20,674 acres (84 km2)
CauseLightning

The Lion Fire was the 3rd largest fire of the 2011 California wildfire season.[3] The fire, which was the result of a lightning strike, burned 20,674 acres (84 km2) of land in the Sequoia National Forest. As the fire grew it forced the evacuations of many popular campgrounds in Sequoia National Park.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lion Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Wildfire Interactions of the 2011 Lion Fire and Recent Wildfires on the Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia National Park" (PDF). US Forest Service. USFS. July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Large Fires 2011" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Lion Fire Grows To 11,411 Acres". ABC. KERO-TV. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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