Donnell Fire

The Donnell Fire was a wildfire that started on August 1, 2018, due to an unattended illegal campfire, near Donnell Reservoir, burning around California State Route 108 in Tuolumne County, California and in the Stanislaus National Forest. It spread rapidly, and the Forest Service closed a California state highway, many forest service roads, campgrounds, wilderness areas, access to privately owned inholdings, and the Pacific Crest Trail.Jason Kuiken, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, Forest Order No. FTF-16-2018-12 (August 30, 2018). U. S. Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. The map attached as page 3 outlines the closure area and shows the closed areas, trails, and roads. The fire burned , and destroyed 54 major structures and 81 minor structures, before the fire burned out on October 1. There were nine injuries caused by the fire, but no deaths.

Among the destroyed buildings were those of the historic Dardanelle Resort and the 1933 Dardanelle BridgeGuy McCarthy, "Donnell Fire blows up, crosses Highway 108, destroys Dardanelle Resort" The Union Democrat, August 6, 2018.Guy McCarthy photograph, "The historic Dardanelles Bridge burned and fell into the Middle Fork Stanislaus River earlier this week", The Union Democrat, August 7, 2018. a unique bridge listed on the Historic American Engineering Record.Photographs of bridge, Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, F Manhart, California Division Of Highways, Palm Iron Works, Union Lumber Company, M A Jenkins, and J W Hoopes. Middle Fork Stanislaus River Bridge, Spans Middle Fork Stanislaus River at State Highway 108, Dardanelle, Tuolumne County, CA. California Dardanelle Tuolumne County, 1968. Documentation Compiled After. Both were at Dardanelle, an unincorporated community on California State Route 108, the highway to Sonora Pass.

The ancient Bennett Juniper was threatened by the fire, which came within half a mile,Susan Steade, "California fire map: 2,000-year-old Bennett Juniper threatened", The Mercury News, August 13, 2018.Amy Graff, "Treasured 2,000-year-old tree threatened by California wildfire", SFGate, August 13, 2018. but the fire front stabilized after sustained ground and air attacks, and by the evening of August 14, it was no longer advancing toward the tree.Donnell Fire: Map showing containment lines at 2204 hours on August 14, 2018 , Central Coast Incident Management Team, US Forest Service.

On October 1, 2018, InciWeb reported minimal fire activity. The fire was declared 100% contained on November 28, 2018.McCarthy, Guy, "Forest Service declares destructive Donnell Fire 100 percent contained" , The Union-Democrat, November 29, 2018

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