Acres:
8,723
Containment:
100 percent as of 6 p.m. Tuesday
Firefighters:
709 - down
from 1,900
Rehabilitation:
Rehabilitation by several agencies is under way to stabilize the watershed and prevent sediment from getting into streams.
Off-highway vehicles are prohibited in the
burn area.
Ground support:
23 fire engines
4 bulldozers
9 water tenders
Air support:
5 helicopters
98,300 gallons of retardant dropped Friday
Injuries:
5 firefighters, 1 civilian
Losses:
15 homes,
25 outbuildings,
1 commercial building
Vehicles:
8 destroyed, including 3 fire apparatus
Cost:
$5.6 million
Cause:
Illegal campfire.
Those with information on anyone who may have been in the upper Kings Canyon area any time from July 10-14 should call Secret Witness at 322-4900.
