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The fire burned parts of the [[Ventana Wilderness]], [[Fort Hunter Liggett]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Dolan Fire breaches Fort Hunter Liggett, 3 firefighters injured |url=https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/dolan-fire-breaches-fort-hunter-liggett-3-firefighters-injured/114011/ |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Paso Robles Daily News |date=9 September 2020}}</ref> along [[Nacimiento-Fergusson Road]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Laura |title=Dolan Fire near Big Sur grows more than 2,400 acres overnight |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/california/fires/article245686785.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=San Luis Obispo Tribune |date=12 September 2020}}</ref> and forced the closure of many area state parks as well as a section of [[Big Sur Coast Highway|California State Route 1]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forgione |first1=Alex |last2=Reynolds |first2=Christopher |title=Highway 1, 30 state parks and 18 national forests in California now closed: What you need to know |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-09-09/california-national-forests-close-fire-risk |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 September 2020}}</ref> As of December 31, 2020, the fire has been fully contained.<ref name="InciWeb">{{cite web |title=Dolan Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7018/ |website=InciWeb |access-date=September 13, 2020 |date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>
The fire burned parts of the [[Ventana Wilderness]], [[Fort Hunter Liggett]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Dolan Fire breaches Fort Hunter Liggett, 3 firefighters injured |url=https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/dolan-fire-breaches-fort-hunter-liggett-3-firefighters-injured/114011/ |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Paso Robles Daily News |date=9 September 2020}}</ref> along [[Nacimiento-Fergusson Road]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dickinson |first1=Laura |title=Dolan Fire near Big Sur grows more than 2,400 acres overnight |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/california/fires/article245686785.html |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=San Luis Obispo Tribune |date=12 September 2020}}</ref> and forced the closure of many area state parks as well as a section of [[Big Sur Coast Highway|California State Route 1]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forgione |first1=Alex |last2=Reynolds |first2=Christopher |title=Highway 1, 30 state parks and 18 national forests in California now closed: What you need to know |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-09-09/california-national-forests-close-fire-risk |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 September 2020}}</ref> As of December 31, 2020, the fire has been fully contained.<ref name="InciWeb">{{cite web |title=Dolan Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7018/ |website=InciWeb |access-date=September 13, 2020 |date=September 13, 2020}}</ref>


Although the cause is officially listed as unknown,<ref name="InciWeb"/> the fire was suspected to have started by arson,<ref name="MontereyCountyNow">{{cite news |last1=Shalev |first1=Asaf |title=Arson arrest near Dolan Fire origin points to 'cartel-style' cannabis grow |url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover_collections/arson-arrest-near-dolan-fire-origin-points-to-cartel-style-cannabis-grow/article_f7c408fc-e7dd-11ea-9a01-4f0cd76412ef.html |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=[[Monterey County Weekly]] |date=27 August 2020}}</ref> and a man was arrested in connection with the fire.<ref name="CalifornianArson">{{cite news |last1=Szydlowski |first1=Joe |title=Monterey County deputies arrest arson suspect in 2,500-acre Big Sur fire |url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2020/08/19/california-deputies-arrest-arson-suspect-dolan-fire-big-sur/5609484002/ |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=The Californian |date=19 August 2020}}</ref> The man claimed he lit the fire to hide five murders, but his mental competency, the true intentionality of the arson, and the actual existence of bodies were put in question.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Cimini|first=Kate|title=Man who claims he lit Dolan Fire to hide murders undergoing mental health evaluation|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2020/09/18/california-wildfires-dolan-fire-arson-murders-mental-health-evaluation/5825074002/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=The Salinas Californian|language=en-US}}</ref> On September 23, 2020, a judge ruled that he was competent to stand trial.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duan |first1=Mary |title=Suspect accused of sparking the massive Dolan Fire is found competent to stand trial. |url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/suspect-accused-of-sparking-the-massive-dolan-fire-is-found-competent-to-stand-trial/article_33850552-fdba-11ea-bf4b-fbc71d227de0.html |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=Monterey County Weekly |date=September 23, 2020}}</ref> The man was identified as Ivan Gomez and was convicted in April 2022 of 16 felony counts, including arson and cruelty to animals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Hayley |date=2022-04-08 |title=Man convicted of setting Big Sur wildfire that killed 12 endangered condors |language=en-US |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-08/dolan-fire-arson |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref> In May 2022, he was sentenced to 24 years in state prison.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ives |first=Mike |date=2022-05-20 |title=Man Gets 24 Years for Starting Wildfire That Killed California Condors |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/us/california-condors-dolan-fire.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Although the cause is officially listed as unknown,<ref name="InciWeb"/> the fire was suspected to have started by arson,<ref name="MontereyCountyNow">{{cite news |last1=Shalev |first1=Asaf |title=Arson arrest near Dolan Fire origin points to 'cartel-style' cannabis grow |url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover_collections/arson-arrest-near-dolan-fire-origin-points-to-cartel-style-cannabis-grow/article_f7c408fc-e7dd-11ea-9a01-4f0cd76412ef.html |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=[[Monterey County Weekly]] |date=27 August 2020}}</ref> and a man was arrested in connection with the fire.<ref name="CalifornianArson">{{cite news |last1=Szydlowski |first1=Joe |title=Monterey County deputies arrest arson suspect in 2,500-acre Big Sur fire |url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2020/08/19/california-deputies-arrest-arson-suspect-dolan-fire-big-sur/5609484002/ |access-date=14 September 2020 |work=The Californian |date=19 August 2020}}</ref> The man claimed he lit the fire to hide five murders, but his mental competency, the true intentionality of the arson, and the actual existence of bodies were put in question.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Cimini|first=Kate|title=Man who claims he lit Dolan Fire to hide murders undergoing mental health evaluation|url=https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/2020/09/18/california-wildfires-dolan-fire-arson-murders-mental-health-evaluation/5825074002/|access-date=2020-09-20|website=The Salinas Californian|language=en-US}}</ref> On September 23, 2020, a judge ruled that he was competent to stand trial.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duan |first1=Mary |title=Suspect accused of sparking the massive Dolan Fire is found competent to stand trial. |url=http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/suspect-accused-of-sparking-the-massive-dolan-fire-is-found-competent-to-stand-trial/article_33850552-fdba-11ea-bf4b-fbc71d227de0.html |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=Monterey County Weekly |date=September 23, 2020}}</ref> He was convicted in April 2022 of 16 felony counts, including arson and cruelty to animals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Hayley |date=2022-04-08 |title=Man convicted of setting Big Sur wildfire that killed 12 endangered condors |language=en-US |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-08/dolan-fire-arson |access-date=2022-04-10}}</ref> In May 2022, he was sentenced to 24 years in state prison.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ives |first=Mike |date=2022-05-20 |title=Man Gets 24 Years for Starting Wildfire That Killed California Condors |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/us/california-condors-dolan-fire.html |access-date=2022-05-20 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


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Revision as of 03:40, 21 May 2022

Dolan Fire
The Dolan fire on Sept 8, 2020
Date(s)August 18 - December 31, 2020[1]
LocationBig Sur, California
Coordinates36°07′23″N 121°36′07″W / 36.123°N 121.602°W / 36.123; -121.602[1]
Statistics[1]
Total area128,050 acres (51,820 ha)[1]
Impacts
Non-fatal injuries15
Structures destroyed14[2]
Ignition
CauseUnknown[1]
Map
Dolan Fire is located in California
Dolan Fire
Location of the Dolan Fire

The Dolan Fire was a large wildfire that burned in the Big Sur region and other parts of the Santa Lucia mountain range in Monterey County, California, in the United States as part of the 2020 California wildfire season. The fire began at approximately 8:15 p.m. on August 18, 2020. On September 8, 15 firefighters were injured, one critically,[3][4] when they were forced to deploy emergency fire shelters at Nacimiento Station.[5] Ten condors and two chicks died in the blaze, which began about a mile south of the Big Sur Condor Sanctuary in Monterey County.[6] The nonprofit Ventana Wildlife Society of Monterey lost a sanctuary that has been used to release the captive-bred condors into the wild since 1997. While no people or condors were at the 80-acre (32 ha) site, a research building, pens, and other facilities were destroyed.[7]

The fire burned parts of the Ventana Wilderness, Fort Hunter Liggett,[8] along Nacimiento-Fergusson Road,[9] and forced the closure of many area state parks as well as a section of California State Route 1.[10] As of December 31, 2020, the fire has been fully contained.[1]

Although the cause is officially listed as unknown,[1] the fire was suspected to have started by arson,[11] and a man was arrested in connection with the fire.[12] The man claimed he lit the fire to hide five murders, but his mental competency, the true intentionality of the arson, and the actual existence of bodies were put in question.[13] On September 23, 2020, a judge ruled that he was competent to stand trial.[14] He was convicted in April 2022 of 16 felony counts, including arson and cruelty to animals.[15] In May 2022, he was sentenced to 24 years in state prison.[16]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Dolan Fire". InciWeb. September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Garibay, Cassandra (10 September 2020). "Dolan Fire near Big Sur passes 100,000 acres, 14 structures destroyed". The Tribune. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ Allen, Rob. "Statement Regarding Shelter Deployment". InciWeb. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "BIG SUR DOLAN FIRE RELIEF FUND". Community Association of Big Sur. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Ashton (8 September 2020). "15 firefighters injured during shelter deployment while battling the Dolan Fire". KSBY. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ Carlson, Cheri. "California condor population suffers worst year in decades after deadly wildfire". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. ^ "Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. ^ "Dolan Fire breaches Fort Hunter Liggett, 3 firefighters injured". Paso Robles Daily News. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ Dickinson, Laura (12 September 2020). "Dolan Fire near Big Sur grows more than 2,400 acres overnight". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. ^ Forgione, Alex; Reynolds, Christopher (9 September 2020). "Highway 1, 30 state parks and 18 national forests in California now closed: What you need to know". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. ^ Shalev, Asaf (27 August 2020). "Arson arrest near Dolan Fire origin points to 'cartel-style' cannabis grow". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  12. ^ Szydlowski, Joe (19 August 2020). "Monterey County deputies arrest arson suspect in 2,500-acre Big Sur fire". The Californian. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  13. ^ Cimini, Kate. "Man who claims he lit Dolan Fire to hide murders undergoing mental health evaluation". The Salinas Californian. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  14. ^ Duan, Mary (September 23, 2020). "Suspect accused of sparking the massive Dolan Fire is found competent to stand trial". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  15. ^ Smith, Hayley (2022-04-08). "Man convicted of setting Big Sur wildfire that killed 12 endangered condors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  16. ^ Ives, Mike (2022-05-20). "Man Gets 24 Years for Starting Wildfire That Killed California Condors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
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