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The '''Dolan Fire''' is a [[wildfire]] currently burning in [[Big Sur]], [[California]].
The '''Dolan Fire''' is a [[wildfire]] currently burning in [[Big Sur]], [[California]].


The fire began at approximately 8:15 p.m. on August 18th, 2020 and although the cause is officially listed as unknown<ref name="InciWeb"/>, there is currently suspicion that the fire may have been 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 |accessdate=14 September 2020 |work=Monterey County Weekley |date=27 August 2020}}</ref> and a man has been 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/ |accessdate=14 September 2020 |work=The Californian |date=19 August 2020}}</ref>
The fire began at approximately 8:15 p.m. on August 18, 2020 and although the cause is officially listed as unknown,<ref name="InciWeb"/> there is currently suspicion that the fire may have been 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 |accessdate=14 September 2020 |work=Monterey County Weekley |date=27 August 2020}}</ref> and a man has been 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/ |accessdate=14 September 2020 |work=The Californian |date=19 August 2020}}</ref>


15 firefighters injured, one critically<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Rob |title=Statement Regarding Shelter Deployment |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7018/55234/ |publisher=InciWeb |accessdate=14 September 2020 |ref=8 September 2020}}</ref>, on September 8th when they were forced to deploy emergency [[fire shelter|fire shelters]] at Nacimiento Station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McIntyre |first1=Ashton |title=15 firefighters injured during shelter deployment while battling the Dolan Fire |url=https://www.ksby.com/weather/fire-watch/15-firefighters-injured-during-shelter-deployment-situation-while-battling-the-dolan-fire |accessdate=14 September 2020 |work=KSBY |date=8 September 2020}}</ref>
15 firefighters injured, one critically,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Rob |title=Statement Regarding Shelter Deployment |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7018/55234/ |publisher=InciWeb |accessdate=14 September 2020 |ref=8 September 2020}}</ref> on September 8 when they were forced to deploy emergency [[fire shelter|fire shelters]] at Nacimiento Station.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McIntyre |first1=Ashton |title=15 firefighters injured during shelter deployment while battling the Dolan Fire |url=https://www.ksby.com/weather/fire-watch/15-firefighters-injured-during-shelter-deployment-situation-while-battling-the-dolan-fire |accessdate=14 September 2020 |work=KSBY |date=8 September 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:59, 14 September 2020

Dolan Fire
Date(s)August 18, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-18)[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 area117,242 acres (47,446 ha)[1]
Impacts
Structures destroyed14[2]
Ignition
CauseUnknown[1]
Map
Dolan Fire is located in California
Dolan Fire
Location of the Dolan Fire

The Dolan Fire is a wildfire currently burning in Big Sur, California.

The fire began at approximately 8:15 p.m. on August 18, 2020 and although the cause is officially listed as unknown,[1] there is currently suspicion that the fire may have been started by arson[3] and a man has been arrested in connection with the fire.[4]

15 firefighters injured, one critically,[5] on September 8 when they were forced to deploy emergency fire shelters at Nacimiento Station.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ Shalev, Asaf (27 August 2020). "Arson arrest near Dolan Fire origin points to 'cartel-style' cannabis grow". Monterey County Weekley. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ Szydlowski, Joe (19 August 2020). "Monterey County deputies arrest arson suspect in 2,500-acre Big Sur fire". The Californian. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ Allen, Rob. "Statement Regarding Shelter Deployment". InciWeb. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ McIntyre, Ashton (8 September 2020). "15 firefighters injured during shelter deployment while battling the Dolan Fire". KSBY. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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