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Basin Fire

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Unit Information

Sierra National Forest 
1600 Tollhouse Road 
Clovis, 
California 
93611 
Sierra National Forest 
1600 Tollhouse Road 
Clovis, 
California 
93611 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2024.basin@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    1-559-468-6809
    Hours:
    8:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm

Photographs Gallery

Basin Fire PIO Map 7-12-24
Map showing Basin Fire perimeter on july 12, 2024
Map showing Basin Fire perimeter on july 12, 2024
Basin Fire PIO Map 7-12-24
PIO MAP FOR JULY 11
PUBLIC INFORMATION MAP SHOWING FIRE PERIMETER JULY 11
PUBLIC INFORMATION MAP SHOWING FIRE PERIMETER JULY 11
PIO MAP FOR JULY 11
Hand Crew
Firefighters with heavy packs on their backs ascend a steep hill among trees covered in pink retardant.
Firefighters with heavy packs on their backs ascend a steep hill among trees covered in pink retardant.
Hand Crew

Firefighters ascend a hillside.

Division Delta Helicopter
A firefighter kneels in the foreground talking on a radio. He is looking at a helicopter as two more firefighters unload supplies.
A firefighter kneels in the foreground talking on a radio. He is looking at a helicopter as two more firefighters unload supplies.
Division Delta Helicopter

Helicopter delivers hotshot crew and fire line medics to Division D to construct hand line around the fire.

Helicopter Sling Load
Three loads of supplies hang vertically from a helicopter that is flying above trees.
Three loads of supplies hang vertically from a helicopter that is flying above trees.
Helicopter Sling Load

A helicopter delivers a sling load of supplies.

Fire Information Boards
A Fire Public Information Officer updates an Information Board on the Basin Fire.
A Fire Public Information Officer updates an Information Board on the Basin Fire.
Fire Information Boards

A PIO Updates an information board on the Basin Fire.  

Chipping Along the Highway
A group of firefighters are feeding brush into a large chipper along the side of a road.
A group of firefighters are feeding brush into a large chipper along the side of a road.
Chipping Along the Highway

Chipping Brush along the highway.  Photo Credit Nicholas Arnett

Thank you Firefighters
A thank you firefighters sign is posted along the road.
A thank you firefighters sign is posted along the road.
Thank you Firefighters

Thank you firefighters.  Photo Credit, Daniel Patterson.

Giant Sequoias and Fire - Fire Scars
Image of a surviving giant sequoia from past fire activity in the McKinley Grove.
Image of a surviving giant sequoia from past fire activity in the McKinley Grove.
Giant Sequoias and Fire - Fire Scars

The importance of fire to giant sequoias cannot be overstated. Other than the change of seasons, fire is the most recurrent and critical process in determining the life his­tory of this species. Tree-ring records from giant sequoias show that frequent surface fires were the typical pattern of fire occurrence over the past 2,000 years. But this pattern changed after about 1860, when fire frequency declined sharply. This decline in regional fire was probably a result of intensive sheep grazing that began about this time (reducing live and dead vegetation that carries ground fire beneath the trees) and a decrease in fires set by Native Americans, followed by fire suppression by government agencies.  Photo Credit - Daniel Patterson.

smoke and light
the Basin Fire burns as dusk.
the Basin Fire burns as dusk.
smoke and light

Light from the fire shines through the smoke, as darkness settles in.

Helicopter over the Basin Fire.
Helicopter flies over the Basin Fire
Helicopter flies over the Basin Fire
Helicopter over the Basin Fire.
Smoke Rises in the Distance.
Smoke Rises in the Distance.

Smoke Rises in the distance on the Bain Fire, Sierra National Forest.

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