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2023 - South Fork Prescribed Burn, Summit Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest

Unit Information

19777 Greenley Road 
Sonora, 
95370 
19777 Greenley Road 
Sonora, 
95370 

Incident Contacts

  • Benjamin Cossel
    Email:
    benjamin.cossel@usda.gov
    Phone:
    209.288.6261
    Hours:
    0700 - 1930

News

Summit Crews Expand RX Fire Operations to South Fork Area SONORA, California June 12, 2023 – Looking to expand their prescribed fire goals for the spring season, fire managers with the Summit/Mi-Wok Ranger District will look to burn more than 300 acres in the South Fork area, approximately one mile northeast of the town of Sugar Pine. Assuming weather conditions are favorable, crew will begin ignitions June 19 and will continue operations as long as possible to complete the projected burn units.
SONORA, California June 27, 2023 – With more than 4,000 acres treated with prescribed fire in the Strawberry, Dry Meadow, South Fork, and the Experimental Forest burn units complete and an extended warming trend entering the area, prescribed fire operations on the Summit District for the Spring season have come to a close.