Erskine Fire

Erskine Fire
Burned areas along partially re-opened SR 178 near South Lake, June 28
Date(s)
  • June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) –
  • July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)
LocationLake Isabella, Kern County, California
Coordinates35°37′01″N 118°27′11″W / 35.617°N 118.453°W / 35.617; -118.453
Statistics[1][2]
Burned area47,864 acres (19,370 ha; 75 sq mi; 194 km2)
Impacts
Deaths2
Structures destroyed309
Damage
  • $23 million
  • (equivalent to about $29 million in 2023)
Ignition
CauseWorn wire running through a tree
Map
Briefing map of the fire from June 28th.
Briefing map of the fire from June 28th.

The Erskine Fire was a wildfire in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County.[1] It was the second-largest wildfire of the 2016 California wildfire season. It was also the first fire of the year to have fatalities and is the 15th most destructive fire in state history.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Erskine Fire". InciWeb. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference times-fatal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Erskine Fire officially 100% contained". 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.