| Ferguson Fire | |
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 The Ferguson Fire on July 14, 2018 | |
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| Location | Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°39′07″N 119°52′52″W / 37.652°N 119.881°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 96,901 acres (392 km2) |
| Land use | National forest |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 firefighters |
| Non-fatal injuries | 19 firefighters |
| Structures destroyed | 10 |
| Damage | $171.2 million (2018 USD)[2][3][4] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Faulty vehicle catalytic converter[5] |
| Map | |
  Location of the fire in California | |
The Ferguson Fire was a major wildfire in the Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park in California in the United States. The fire was reported on July 13, 2018, burning 96,901 acres (392 km2), before it was 100% contained on August 19, 2018. Interior areas of the fire continued to smolder and burn until September 19, 2018, when InciWeb declared the fire to be inactive.[1] The Ferguson Fire was caused by the superheated fragments of a faulty vehicle catalytic converter igniting vegetation.[5] The fire, which burned mostly in inaccessible wildland areas of the national forest, impacted recreational activities in the area, including in Yosemite National Park, where Yosemite Valley and Wawona were closed. The Ferguson Fire caused at least $171.2 million (2018 USD) in damages, with a suppression cost of $118.5 million and economic losses measuring $52.7 million.[2][3][4] Two firefighters were killed and nineteen others were injured in the fire.
- ^ a b "Ferguson Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. US Forest Service. 19 September 2018. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ a b Ashleigh Panoo (19 August 2018). "Ferguson Fire fully contained, cost of fire surpassed $100M". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Wes Siler (17 August 2018). "The Economic Impact of Yosemite's Ferguson Fire". Outside Online. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b Alex McLean (October 9, 2018). "Feds release cause of Ferguson Fire". Union Democrat. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved October 10, 2018.