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2024- Sheering Fire

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Unit Information

Stanislaus National Forest 
19777 Greenley Road 
Sonora, 
California 
95370 
Stanislaus National Forest 
19777 Greenley Road 
Sonora, 
California 
95370 

Incident Contacts

  • Benjamin Cossel
    Email:
    benjamin.cossel@usda.gov
    Phone:
    209.916.5919
    Hours:
    0700 - 1900

Photographs Gallery

Sheering Firefighters Standing at Engine 07-05-24
Four firefighters stand near an engine in smokey conditions on the Sheering Fire on July 6, 2024.
Four firefighters stand near an engine in smokey conditions on the Sheering Fire on July 6, 2024.
Sheering Firefighters Standing at Engine 07-05-24

Four firefighters stand near an engine in smokey conditions on the Sheering Fire on July 6, 2024.

Sheering Fire Photo 1
Blackened Burnt Trees in front of a smokey scene.
Blackened Burnt Trees in front of a smokey scene.
Sheering Fire Photo 1

The Sheering Fire is burning in an area with excessive snags, hazard trees, and dead and down fuel within the 2013 Rim Fire footprint.  Firefighters with the Stanislaus National Forest’s Mi-Wok/Summit Ranger District have implemented indirect attack tactics on the Sheering Fire while maintaining a full suppression strategy.  

Sandwiched between Duckwall and Bell Mountain near Cherry Lake, the lightning caused fire has been burning since June 25 with resources currently on scene. Burn scars from the Quarry Fire (2023), Bone Fire (2023), and Rosasco Fire (2019) provide secondary barriers to East, West, and South.

Firefighters Remove Dead and Down Fuel 07-05-24
Firefighters Remove Dead and Down Fuel 07-05-24

Firefighters on the Sheering Fire remove dead and down fuel to improve and secure fire line on July 5, 2024.

Sheering Fire UAS Operations 07-06-24
On July 6, 2024, a firefighter utilized Unmanned Aerial System (drone) technology to detect heat signatures within the fire perimeter.
On July 6, 2024, a firefighter utilized Unmanned Aerial System (drone) technology to detect heat signatures within the fire perimeter.
Sheering Fire UAS Operations 07-06-24

On July 6, 2024, a firefighter utilized Unmanned Aerial System (drone) technology to detect heat signatures within the fire perimeter. 

Sheering Fire Surface Fire Behavior 07-05-24
The Sheering Fire continues to burn slowly, while creeping and consuming ground fuels on July 5th.
The Sheering Fire continues to burn slowly, while creeping and consuming ground fuels on July 5th.
Sheering Fire Surface Fire Behavior 07-05-24

The Sheering Fire continues to burn slowly, while creeping and consuming ground fuels. 

Sheering Fire Photo 2
a small patch of fire slowly creeping up a forested hillside
a small patch of fire slowly creeping up a forested hillside
Sheering Fire Photo 2

The Sheering Fire is burning in an area with excessive snags, hazard trees, and dead and down fuel within the 2013 Rim Fire footprint.  Firefighters with the Stanislaus National Forest’s Mi-Wok/Summit Ranger District have implemented indirect attack tactics on the Sheering Fire while maintaining a full suppression strategy.  

Sandwiched between Duckwall and Bell Mountain near Cherry Lake, the lightning caused fire has been burning since June 25 with resources currently on scene. Burn scars from the Quarry Fire (2023), Bone Fire (2023), and Rosasco Fire (2019) provide secondary barriers to East, West, and South.

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