Incident Update Salt 14-2 Fire
- Date:
- 09/04/2025
- Time:
- 5:13 PM
Information Line: (559) 356-5041
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
- CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 13,500
- Containment
- 7%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The fire is located in a remote area with difficult access; running upslope in alignment with both the terrain and wind, and steep conditions are making containment challenging, requiring significant augmentation of both air and ground resources.
Highs are expected to reach 100 degrees over the fire area Thursday. A cooling trend is expected to begin Friday.
The fire is located within the footprint of the 2017 Garza Fire.
CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 1 assumed command of the fire at 10:00am Thursday.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
- MRY-G041-A
- P18-B
- P25
- P27-A
- P28
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
- P18-A
- P24-B
- P27-B
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 13
- Water Tenders
- 2
- Helicopters
- 3
- Dozers
- 18
- Hand Crews
- 12
- Other
- 20
- Total Personnel
- 280