Updated: 7:40 a.m. Oct. 22

First discovered: 15 hours ago, 3:46 p.m. Oct. 21

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Snow

Snow Fire initially started 3:46 p.m. Oct. 21 in Tuolumne County, California.

After being active for 15 hours, it has burned 1.2 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. This fire is thought to be ignited by human activity, although there is no information on the specific event that set it off. Currently, there are no details on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

NIFC statistics for 2024 show that 8,011 fires in California were caused by humans, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

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