Acres Burned: 22,172
Containment: 85%
Fire Start Date: 7/22/2013
Fire Cause: Lightning
The Aspen Fire is nearing the point where the team will be turning it back to the home unit ("transitioning the fire"
. For information, please contact Aspen Fire Information line at (559) 893-7018, http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3552/ or by following the Sierra National Forest Twitter Account:@sierra_nfPower Fire
Acres Burned: 925
Containment: 40%
Fire Cause: under investigation
The Power Fire near Beardsley Lake, between Highways 108 and 4, on the Stanislaus National Forest is approximately 925 acres. Smoke has been visible over many areas of the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite National Park. This fire is making good containment progress thanks to changing weather conditions. Inciweb has more details.
