:Trailhead Fire
{{Short description|2016 wildfire in Northern California}}
{{update|date=December 2019}}
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{{Infobox wildfire
| title = Trailhead Fire
| image = Trailhead Fire InciWeb 2016 06 29.jpeg
| caption = Trailhead Fire: View of Cock Robin point from the East, June 29, 2016
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| reference = {{cite web|title=Trailhead FIre|url=http://calfireinformation.weebly.com/trailhead-fire-updates.html|website=CAL FIRE|access-date=30 June 2016}}{{cite web|title=Trailhead FIre|url=http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4825/|website=Inciweb|access-date=30 June 2016}}
| date = {{Unbulleted list|{{Start date|2016|06|28}} – |{{End date|2016|07|18}}}}
| location = Eldorado National Forest, Placer County & El Dorado County, California
| pushpin_map = USA California Northern
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Northern California
| coordinates = {{coord|38.969|-120.854|display=title,inline}}
| area = {{Convert|5646|acre|km2|0}}
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| cause = Under investigation
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The Trailhead Fire was a wildfire burning in the Middle Fork American River canyon in both Placer County and El Dorado County, California. {{As of|2016|07|18|df=US}} the fire has consumed {{convert|5646|acres|km2}} and is 100% contained.
Events
On Wednesday June 29, less than 24 hours after the fire was first reported, the fire had grown to over {{convert|1000|acres|km2}} forcing widespread evacuations as over 2,500 structures were threatened.{{cite news|last1=Jenkins|first1=Macy|title=Trailhead Fire Evacuations Expand As Fire Hits 1,000 Acres|url=http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/06/29/trailhead-fire-evacuations-expand-as-fire-hits-1000-acres/|access-date=30 June 2016|agency=CBS Sacramento|date=29 June 2016}} By Wednesday evening, the fire was only 12% contained and two evacuation centers had been established: one at Golden Sierra High School in Garden Valley for residents in El Dorado County, and a second at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn for residents in Placer County.{{cite news|author=KCRA Staff|title=More than 2,000 structures threatened by Foresthill wildfire|url=http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/evacuations-remain-in-effect-near-foresthill-wildfire/40275134|access-date=30 June 2016|agency=KCRA|date=29 June 2016}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/state/5/# California wildfires on the US Forestry Incident Information System ] (InciWeb)
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Category:2016 California wildfires
Category:Wildfires in Placer County, California
Category:Wildfires in El Dorado County, California
Category:June 2016 in the United States
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