Incident Update Boone Fire

Date:
09/05/2024
Time:
1:38 PM

Media line number : (559) 356-5041

Incident Facts

Name
Boone Fire
Start Date/Time
2024-09-03
Incident Status
Active
Location
Highway 198 and Boone Lane, Coalinga
Type
Wildfire
Cause
Under Investigation
Counties
Fresno
Administration Unit
CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit
Unified Command Agency(s)
Size
12,252
Containment
5%
Structures Threatened
75
Structures Destroyed
0
Structures Damaged
0
Civilian Injuries
Firefighter Injuries
3
Civilian Fatalities
Firefighter Fatalities

Current Situation

Situation Summary

Firefighters continue to fight the Boone Fire which is burning primarily in grass and brush. Conditions continue to be hot and dry and there is a heat advisory in effect over the fire area. In the northern portion, the fire is burning in the area previously affected by the 2020 Mineral Fire. Vegetation is dry due to rising temperatures and relative humidity within fire area. Over the next three days, temperatures are expected to soar above the 100-degree mark.

Evacuation Zones

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders

Evacuation Orders have been issued for the following zones:

  • Fresno County: P11A
  • Fresno County: P22A 
  • Fresno County: P12
  • Fresno County: P13
  • Fresno County: P13A

Evacuation Warnings

Evacuation Warnings have been issued for the following zones:

  • Fresno County: P11B
  • Fresno County: P17
  • Fresno County: P20
  • Fresno County: P22
  • Fresno County: P22B 
  • Fresno County: P23 

Assigned Resources

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Engines
66
Water Tenders
44
Helicopters
16
Dozers
23
Hand Crews
30
Other
2
Total Personnel
1071

Cooperating Agencies

Name Phone Address URL
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, Pacific Gas and Electric, California Highway Patrol, BLM, Coalinga Fire Department, American Ambulance, California Conservation Corps and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.