Caldor Fire
{{Short description|2021 wildfire in Northern California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
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|caption = {{Unbulleted list|Top: A stump continues to burn vigorously as the Aravipa hotshot crew works on the fireline|Bottom left: A firefighter monitors the control line during night-time burning operations|Bottom right: A ski lift near South Lake Tahoe among stands of burned trees after the fire}}
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| date = {{Unbulleted list|{{Start date|14|8}} – |{{End date|2021|10|21}}|({{duration in days|2021|8|14|2021|10|21}} days)}}
| location = {{Unbulleted list|El Dorado, Amador, and Alpine counties,|California,|United States}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38.584|-120.534|type:event_region:CA-US|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map_caption = The general location of the fire in Northern California
| cost = $1.2 billion (2021 USD) {{cite report|title=Global Catastrophe Recap: October 2021|url=http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20211011-analytics-if-october-global-recap.pdf|publisher=Aon Benfield Inc.|date=October 2021|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111171608/http://thoughtleadership.aon.com/Documents/20211011-analytics-if-october-global-recap.pdf|url-status=live}}
| area = {{convert|221835|acre|ha sqmi km2|0}}
| cause = Bullet
| buildings = 1,003
| injuries = 21
| fatalities = 0
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|evacuated = >53,000
|image_map=2021 Caldor Fire map.png|image_map_caption=The Caldor Fire's footprint spanned the Sierra Nevada, largely between Highways 50 and 88|image_map_alt=A map of the Caldor Fire shows it burned southwest of Lake Tahoe, primarily in the Eldorado National Forest, south of Highway 50 and north of Highway 88|alt=In the top image, a fallen and burned stump's interior crawls with orange flames. In the bottom left image, a firefighter is silhouetted against a red and pink glow from flames on trees. In the bottom right image, a charred ski lift system ascends towards the camera view, with burned conifer trees on all sides against distant mountains.}}
The Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned {{convert|221,835|acre|ha|0|abbr=off|sp=us}} in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado, Amador, and Alpine County, California, in the United States during the 2021 California wildfire season.{{Cite web |title=Caldor Fire |url=https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329165021/https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/ |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=www.fire.ca.gov |publisher=California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire)}} The fire was first reported on Saturday, August 14, 2021, and was fully contained on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The Caldor Fire destroyed 1,005 structures and damaged 81 more, primarily in the US Highway 50 corridor and in the community of Grizzly Flats, 2/3 of which was destroyed by the fire.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Julie |date=2021-09-26 |title=The Caldor Fire destroyed nearly two-thirds of Grizzly Flats. Burned-out residents are determined to reclaim their town |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-Caldor-Fire-destroyed-nearly-two-thirds-of-16487785.php |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317152248/https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-Caldor-Fire-destroyed-nearly-two-thirds-of-16487785.php |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7801/|title=Caldor Fire Incident Information|publisher=InciWeb|date=September 5, 2021|access-date=September 5, 2021|archive-date=September 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905031927/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7801/|url-status=live}}
On August 30, it became the second fire known to cross the Sierra Nevada mountain range, following the Dixie Fire, which crossed a few days earlier on August 18.{{Cite news |last1=Reinhard |first1=Scott |last2=Patel |first2=Jugal K. |date=2021-09-06 |title=Caldor Fire's March to the Edge of South Lake Tahoe |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/05/us/caldor-fire-lake-tahoe.html |access-date=2021-09-06 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2021-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906021705/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/05/us/caldor-fire-lake-tahoe.html |url-status=live }} It then threatened the communities of Meyers and South Lake Tahoe, causing evacuations to be ordered for more than 20,000 people before the fire's progress was halted.{{Cite news |last=McGough |first=Michael |date=October 21, 2021 |title=Caldor Fire 100% contained, nearly two months after South Lake Tahoe evacuations |work=The Sacramento Bee |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article255173052.html |access-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104155245/https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article255173052.html |url-status=live }} The Caldor Fire was the third-largest and second-most-destructive of the 2021 season in California, and is the seventeenth-largest and sixteenth-most destructive in recorded California history.
The U.S. Forest Service determined that the fire was caused by a bullet. A father and son who had called 911 to report the fire were accused of starting it by reckless use of firearms. In January 2024, a judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to try them.
Background
The old logging town of Caldor is located near Omo Ranch,{{cite book|last=|first=|url=|title=Code of Federal Regulations: 1985-1999|date=|publisher=Office of the Federal Register National Archived and Records Administration|location=|page=131|author-link=}} close to the origin of the fire. The town was part of the Diamond and Caldor Railway lumber route, running from Diamond Springs to Caldor.{{cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VB4nAQAAIAAJ&q=Diamond+and+Caldor+Railroad+California+Door+Company&pg=PA69|title=Biennial Report of the State Forester of the State of California, Volume 5|date=1914|publisher=Palala Press|isbn=978-1354960790|location=|page=69|author-link=|access-date=2021-10-19|archive-date=2023-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031191909/https://books.google.com/books?id=VB4nAQAAIAAJ&q=Diamond+and+Caldor+Railroad+California+Door+Company&pg=PA69#v=snippet&q=Diamond%20and%20Caldor%20Railroad%20California%20Door%20Company&f=false|url-status=live}} Originally called "Dogtown", the abandoned settlement was renamed after the new owners, the California Door Company.{{cite book|last=Turner|first=George|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCg7AAAAMAAJ&q=Dogtown+Caldor|title=Narrow Gauge Nostalgia|date=1965|publisher=Trans-Anglo Books|isbn=|location=|page=|access-date=2021-08-31|archive-date=2023-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031191910/https://books.google.com/books?id=nCg7AAAAMAAJ&q=Dogtown+Caldor|url-status=live}}
Progression
The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, near Little Mountain, south of Pollock Pines in El Dorado County,{{cite web|website= Cal Fire|date= August 16, 2021|title= Caldor Fire Incident Update|url= https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/|publisher= State of California|access-date= September 1, 2021|quote= Situation Summary: The Caldor Fire started August 14, 2021 near Little Mountain, south of Pollock Pines in El Dorado County.|archive-date= August 31, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210831235348/https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/|url-status= live}} about two miles east of Omo Ranch and four miles south of Grizzly Flats.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kktv.com/2021/08/31/caldor-fire-177000-acres-burned-14-percent-contained/|title=CALDOR FIRE: 219,000+ acres, 68 percent contained|date=17 August 2021|access-date=1 September 2021|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901021408/https://www.kktv.com/2021/08/31/caldor-fire-177000-acres-burned-14-percent-contained/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.as.com/en/2021/08/23/latest_news/1629747570_013201.html|title=How did the Caldor Fire in California start?|date=23 August 2021|access-date=1 September 2021|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901021837/https://en.as.com/en/2021/08/23/latest_news/1629747570_013201.html|url-status=live}} It initially burned slowly, where little attention was given to it because of other larger fires, but exploded in size on August 16 due to high winds and high fuel loads in the area.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/the-caldor-fire-seemed-controllable-then-it-wasnt/?gallery=741ed795-f129-473a-a5a3-c3b2121ec3fc|title='This may burn through October': Why the Caldor fire grew so quickly|date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 October 2021|archive-date=2 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002171715/https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/the-caldor-fire-seemed-controllable-then-it-wasnt/?gallery=741ed795-f129-473a-a5a3-c3b2121ec3fc|url-status=live}} By the night of August 16 it was {{convert|6500|acre|ha}}.{{Cite news |last1=Stanton |first1=Sam |last2=McGough |first2=Michael |last3=Kasler |first3=Dale |last4=Ahumada |first4=Rosalio |date=2021-08-18 |title=Caldor Fire levels homes in Grizzly Flats, destroys school, church in El Dorado County |work=The Modesto Bee |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/california/fires/article253541414.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |archive-date=2021-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818031618/https://www.modbee.com/news/california/fires/article253541414.html |url-status=live }} On August 17 the fire grew to {{convert|30000|acre|ha}} as it expanded rapidly north and east, crossing the North Fork Cosumnes River and approaching Sly Park Reservoir. By August 20, the fire had burned nearly to Highway 50, forcing a closure of the highway.{{Cite web|url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/08/20/caldor-fire-updates/|title=Caldor Fire Containment Sits at 76%; More Evacuations Downgraded|date=24 September 2021|access-date=21 August 2021|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821033130/https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/08/20/caldor-fire-updates/|url-status=live}}File:Caldor amo 2021242 lrg.jpg
Over the next few days, the fire crossed Highway 50 in the vicinity of Kyburz. Starting on August 27, winds drove the fire rapidly east towards the Lake Tahoe Basin, devastating the once picturesque backdrop to the historic Strawberry Lodge near the Twin Bridges area.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edcgov.us/landing/Living/Stories/pages/historic_strawberry_lodge.aspx|title=Historic Strawberry Lodge|access-date=2021-10-02|archive-date=2021-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002173952/https://www.edcgov.us/landing/Living/Stories/pages/historic_strawberry_lodge.aspx|url-status=live}} By August 30, it had reached Echo Summit, less than {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} from South Lake Tahoe. While South Lake Tahoe remained at the evacuation warning stage during early morning briefings that day, the entire city of 22,000 people was ordered to evacuate at 10:59 a.m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/updates/fd8dd97a-298c-488c-9235-ae8b803bffa6/|title=Caldor Fire - Update for August 30, 2021 | Welcome to CAL FIRE|access-date=October 1, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001235104/https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/updates/fd8dd97a-298c-488c-9235-ae8b803bffa6/|url-status=live}} Due to the focused efforts of fire crews aggressively thinning nearby forests, reducing earlier crown fires (typically {{Convert|100–150|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} flames) to surface fires (typically {{Convert|15|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} flames) and developing a fire perimeter, evacuation orders were lifted about one week later.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildland-fire-spread-and-suppression.htm|title=Wildland Fire Spread and Suppression (U.S. National Park Service)|access-date=2021-10-01|archive-date=2021-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001235047/https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildland-fire-spread-and-suppression.htm|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Carlton |first1=Jim |date=28 September 2021 |title=Lake Tahoe, Sequoias Survived Wildfires Thanks to Forest Thinning, but Much More is Needed, Researchers Say |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lake-tahoe-sequoias-survived-wildfires-thanks-to-forest-thinning-but-much-more-is-needed-researchers-say-11632830400 |access-date=1 October 2021 |archive-date=1 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001235103/https://www.wsj.com/articles/lake-tahoe-sequoias-survived-wildfires-thanks-to-forest-thinning-but-much-more-is-needed-researchers-say-11632830400 |url-status=live }}
By October 2, the fire was at 221,775 acres and 91% containment. By that date, 782 structures were destroyed, 81 structures damaged, with 35 structures still threatened. Staffing was still at 1,589 personnel, with ten helicopters assigned to the incident.
File:Tracking the Spread of the Caldor and Dixie Fires (SVS5088 - Caldor fire 2021 6540).tiff
The Caldor Fire was fully contained on October 21, 2021. The area burned by the fire came to {{convert|221,835|acre|ha|0|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
Effects
= Casualties =
According to Cal Fire, there were 21 total confirmed injuries among fire personnel and civilians. In September 2021 it was reported that 18 people had been injured due to the fire, the majority of them firefighters. Two people were injured in Grizzly Flats and were airlifted to hospitals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/growing-caldor-fire-prompts-evacuation-orders-california-n1276950|title=Growing Caldor Fire prompts evacuation orders in California|website=NBC News|date=18 August 2021|access-date=18 August 2021|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818031318/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/growing-caldor-fire-prompts-evacuation-orders-california-n1276950|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Caldor Fire Incident Update for September 6 |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/photos/CAENF/2021-08-15-0910-Caldor-Fire/related_files/pict20210806-092844-0.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210414/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/photos/CAENF/2021-08-15-0910-Caldor-Fire/related_files/pict20210806-092844-0.pdf |archive-date=2021-09-06 |accessdate=September 6, 2021 |publisher=National Wildfire Coordinating Group}}{{Cite web|last=Miles|first=Anisca|date=2021-09-22|title=Caldor Fire 76% contained as crews continue to battle flames in 'steep and rugged terrain'|url=https://fox40.com/news/wildfire-watch/caldor-fire-76-contained-as-crews-continue-to-battle-flames-in-steep-and-rugged-terrain/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=FOX40|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922175844/https://fox40.com/news/wildfire-watch/caldor-fire-76-contained-as-crews-continue-to-battle-flames-in-steep-and-rugged-terrain/ |archive-date=2021-09-22 }}
= Damage =
The Caldor Fire destroyed 1,003 structures, many of them in Grizzly Flats when the fire destroyed two-thirds of the community in the early morning of August 17.
= Evacuations and closures =
On August 17, evacuations were ordered for Grizzly Flats, Somerset, Sly Park Reservoir and Pollock Pines.{{Cite web|url = https://www.kcra.com/article/el-dorado-county-caldor-fire-aug-17/37327971|title = Caldor Fire: More evacuation orders downgraded to warnings|date = 16 September 2021|access-date = 18 August 2021|archive-date = 18 August 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210818030813/https://www.kcra.com/article/el-dorado-county-caldor-fire-aug-17/37327971|url-status = live}} Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for El Dorado County over a day later after the explosive growth.{{cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Fueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near California city |url=https://apnews.com/article/fires-environment-and-nature-california-wildfires-a4dca00a7d292f0bac4240c4c7fbcf94 |access-date=August 18, 2021 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821155326/https://apnews.com/article/fires-environment-and-nature-california-wildfires-a4dca00a7d292f0bac4240c4c7fbcf94 |url-status=live }} As of Sunday night (August 29), evacuation orders were sent out to some residents of the Tahoe Basin as well as locations in Amador County.{{Cite web|url = https://www.kcra.com/article/caldor-fire-el-dorado-county-aug-30-evacuations-tahoe-warning/37432247|title = Caldor Fire: More evacuation orders downgraded to warnings|date = 16 September 2021|access-date = 30 August 2021|archive-date = 30 August 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210830164034/https://www.kcra.com/article/caldor-fire-el-dorado-county-aug-30-evacuations-tahoe-warning/37432247|url-status = live}} By August 30, the number of people covered by evacuation orders in El Dorado County was more than 53,000.{{Cite news |last=McCleary |first=Kelly |date=September 1, 2021 |title=Caldor Fire prompts states of emergency in Nevada and California, with more than 50,000 told to evacuate the Lake Tahoe region |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/weather/western-wildfires-tuesday/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315041255/https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/weather/western-wildfires-tuesday/index.html |archive-date=March 15, 2023}}
= Economic impacts =
A private consulting firm estimated the total economic impact to the Tahoe region's economy, expressed as lost visitor spending due to evacuations and poor air quality, at $268 million.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-14 |title=Estimation of the Caldor Fire Impact on the Lake Tahoe Basin Tourism Economy {{!}} Triple Point Consulting |url=https://tpsconsulting.net/estimation-of-the-caldor-fire-impact-on-the-lake-tahoe-basin-tourism-economy/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619225245/https://tpsconsulting.net/estimation-of-the-caldor-fire-impact-on-the-lake-tahoe-basin-tourism-economy/ |url-status=live }}
= Environmental impacts =
There were concerns that runoff from the Caldor Fire's burned footprint would have negative impacts on the water quality of the Lake Tahoe watershed. However, in testing conducted by the League to Save Lake Tahoe in October after the fire was fully contained, it was found that there had been relatively little impact on the turbidity of Lake Tahoe's water.{{Cite web |last=Madrigal-Yankowski |first=Nico |date=2021-11-18 |title=Tahoe's famously clear waters survived Caldor Fire, study shows |url=https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/Caldor-Fire-impact-on-Tahoe-16632548.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118214423/https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/Caldor-Fire-impact-on-Tahoe-16632548.php |archive-date=2021-11-18 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}
Cause
U.S. Forest Service investigators determined that the Caldor Fire was started by a bullet.{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Johnson |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/caldor-fire-tahoe-cause-18596595.php |title=They were accused of using guns to start a major California wildfire. Why the case hit a dead end |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 15, 2024 }} Based on bullet casings, earplugs, electronic device location data, and DNA evidence from the scene, on December 8, 2021, a father and son were arrested and charged with reckless arson.{{cite news |last1=Alonzo |first1=Amy |last2=Oh |first2=Kristin |last3=Santucci |first3=Jeanine |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Father and son arrested on suspicion of starting massive Caldor Fire, district attorney says |work=Reno Gazette Journal |publisher=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/08/caldor-fire-lake-tahoe-california-father-son-arrested/6442440001/ |access-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209023406/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/08/caldor-fire-lake-tahoe-california-father-son-arrested/6442440001/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2021-12-09 |title=Father and son arrested on suspicion of starting Caldor fire |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59599141 |access-date=2021-12-09 |archive-date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209170134/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59599141 |url-status=live }} Court filings stated that "the Caldor Fire likely ignited when a projectile discharged from a firearm and struck an object, causing heated fragments of the projectile to land in a dry receptive fuel bed, igniting the fuels".{{Cite news |last=Alonzo |first=Amy |date=December 15, 2021 |title=Court documents point finger at Caldor Fire suspects; defense touts lack of eyewitnesses |work=Reno Gazette Journal |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/12/15/court-documents-offer-insight-massive-caldor-fire-near-tahoe/8915188002/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031191910/https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/12/15/court-documents-offer-insight-massive-caldor-fire-near-tahoe/8915188002/ |url-status=live }} The two men's attorney stated that they had been in Eldorado National Forest in the Omo Ranch area on the day the fire began, were not guilty of starting it, and had called 911 to report it as soon as they had cell service.{{Cite web |last=Helsel |first=Phil |date=December 9, 2021 |title=California father, son accused of reckless arson in massive Caldor Fire |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-father-son-accused-reckless-arson-massive-caldor-fire-rcna8143 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209034043/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-father-son-accused-reckless-arson-massive-caldor-fire-rcna8143 |archive-date=2021-12-09 |access-date=2021-12-09 |website=NBC News }} The suspects were held on $1 million bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for August 2023.{{Cite news |last=Rasco |first=Odin |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Caldor Fire suspects have date set for pretrial |work=Mountain Democrat |publisher=Tahoe Daily Tribune |url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/caldor-fire-suspects-have-date-set-for-pretrial/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519103108/https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/caldor-fire-suspects-have-date-set-for-pretrial/ |archive-date=May 19, 2023}} After a hearing in December 2023, an El Dorado County judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to try them in relation to the fire, but enough to charge them with weapons violations. They have pleaded not guilty on those charges.
Growth and containment status
Gallery of post-fire effects
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References
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External links
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- [https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7801/ InciWeb Caldor Fire Page]
- [https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/ California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)]
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