Red Fire
Location: between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek
Elevation: 7,800
Discover date: August 4, 2022
Size: 572 acres
Cause: Lightning
Fire history: burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint
Fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire
No threat to infrastructure
No trail closures
Rodgers Fire
Location: northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley
Elevation: 8,100
Discover date: August 8, 2022
Size: 73 acres
Cause: Lightning
Fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire
No threat to infrastructure.
A section of trail between Pate Valley and the Pacific Crest Trail is closed due to fire activity
Original source can be found here.
