Sonora, CA — The Stanislaus National Forest reports that 289 lightning strikes have been confirmed in the forest over the past 24 hours, and 72 of those positively hit the ground.
Forest Service spokesperson Benjamin Cossel relays that there are reports of at least four fires to this point, in the forest. They include a 30 x 30 foot Trout Fire that is smoldering, with no active flames, in the area of Forest Road 4N72Y east of Cold Springs. The Kitchen Fire is also 30 x 30 feet and burning in timber and brush in the Calaveras Ranger District, southeast of Spicer Reservoir. It is moving at a slow rate of spread.
Two other reports of smoke are still being investigated: the Fisher Fire is located near Fisher Creek and the Dry Fire near the Dry Meadow Forest Service Station.
In addition, CAL Fire is responding to an incident, a fifth fire, within its jurisdiction near Forest Service land, named the McCormack Fire. The three-acre incident is near Forest Roads 4N03 and 5N07 in the Middle Fork Stanislaus Drainage. It is south of Avery but in Tuolumne County. Air resources are fighting it.
There are no reports of any structures threatened at this time related to any of the fires.
Given all of the lightning strikes confirmed, Forest Service spokesperson Cossel says it is likely that additional fire starts could still be located.
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