Incident Update Salt 14-2 Fire
- Date:
- 09/05/2025
- Time:
- 5:40 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Salt 14-2 Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-09-02
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Jacalitos Creek Rd, Coalinga
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Fresno
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit, Fresno County Sheriff
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 22,489
- Containment
- 20%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The Salt Fire continues to burn actively in extremely steep and challenging terrain. The fire is well-established, fueled by dry grass
at lower elevations, and a mix of grass and brush at mid-elevations. At the highest elevation, the fire is burning through grass, oak
woodland, and pine. The heaviest grass loading is in the upper elevations of the fire.
Early Friday morning, winds began to moderate and relative humidity increased. A cooling trend is expected to continue through the
weekend, which will assist our suppression efforts. Firefighters are making good progress on building and reinforcing control lines.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
- P18B
- P24B2
- P25
- P27A
- P28
- MRY-G041-A
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
- P18A
- P24B1
- P27B
- MRY-G041-B
Road Closures
Full Closure:
- Parkfield Grade at SR 198
- Jacalitos Creek Road at W Lost Hills Road
Residents Only:
- South Merced Ave at Lucille Ave
- Oak Street at Parkfield Coalinga Rd (Monterey County)
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 65
- Water Tenders
- 27
- Helicopters
- 9
- Dozers
- 73
- Hand Crews
- 22
- Other
- 5
- Total Personnel
- 1022