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COWTRACK LIGHTNING FIRE

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Unit Information

Inyo National Forest 
351 Pacu Lane 
Bishop, 
California 
93514 
Inyo National Forest 
351 Pacu Lane 
Bishop, 
California 
93514 

Incident Contacts

  • Lisa Cox
    Email:
    lisa.cox@usda.gov
    Phone:
    760-873-2427

Photographs Gallery

Cowtrack fire before photo
Cowtrack fire before photo
Cowtrack fire before photo
Cowtrack fire before photo
Cowtrack fire after photo
Cowtrack fire after photo
Cowtrack fire after photo
Cowtrack fire after photo
Cowtrack fire seen from Conway summit 7-28-23
Cowtrack fire seen from Conway summit 7-28-23
Cowtrack fire seen from Conway summit 7-28-23
Cowtrack fire seen from Conway summit 7-28-23
Cowtrack smoke model 7-28-23
Cowtrack smoke model 7-28-23
Cowtrack smoke model 7-28-23
Cowtrack smoke model 7-28-23
Cowtrack fire as seen from Highway 120E
Cowtrack fire seen from 120 East
Cowtrack fire seen from 120 East
Cowtrack fire as seen from Highway 120E
Beginning of night operations on 7-26-23 for the Cowtrack fire
Beginning of night operations on 7-26-23 for the Cowtrack fire
Beginning of night operations on 7-26-23 for the Cowtrack fire
Beginning of night operations on 7-26-23 for the Cowtrack fire

Low intensity burning on the Cowtrack fire

Cowtrack night operations on 7-26-23
Cowtrack night operations on 7-26-23
Cowtrack night operations on 7-26-23
Cowtrack night operations on 7-26-23
Cowtrack Fire Initial Attack
Image showing smoke, fire, trees, sky, firefighters
Image showing smoke, fire, trees, sky, firefighters
Cowtrack Fire Initial Attack

Initial attack on the Cowtrack lightning-caused wildfire

Cowtrack nightime firing operations 7-25-23
fire, trees, smoke, nightime
fire, trees, smoke, nightime
Cowtrack nightime firing operations 7-25-23
Single-tree torching on the Cowtrack Lightning Fire 7-25-23
fire, night, trees
fire, night, trees
Single-tree torching on the Cowtrack Lightning Fire 7-25-23

Tree torching in some amounts, is a type of fire behavior that is desired for the most natural fire effects. 

BLM - Colorado Craig Hotshots Crew prepping hand line around Cowtrack Lightning Fire
firefighters, dirt, trees
firefighters, dirt, trees
BLM - Colorado Craig Hotshots Crew prepping hand line around Cowtrack Lightning Fire
Sierra NF Hotshot crew prepping the 1S19 Road on the Cowtrack Lightning Fire incident
firefighters, dirt road, brush, sky
firefighters, dirt road, brush, sky
Sierra NF Hotshot crew prepping the 1S19 Road on the Cowtrack Lightning Fire incident
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