Updated: 11:21 a.m. Aug. 11

First discovered: 3 days ago, 6:46 p.m. Aug. 8

Initial location: Alpine County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Rocky

Rocky Fire initially started at 6:46 p.m. Aug. 8 in Alpine County, California.

It has burned 1.1 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service after being active for three days. The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes. At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.

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