Updated: 10:49 a.m. July 1

First discovered: 16 hours ago, 5:51 p.m. June 30

Initial location: Mono County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Tioga

Tioga Fire initially started 5:51 p.m. June 30 in Mono County, California.

It has burned 0.2 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service after being active for 16 hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.

• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.

• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.

• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center