加州Elephant Fire烧毁13,930英亩，历时15天完全受控
位于美国加利福尼亚州塞拉县 Loyalton 以北、49号公路一带的 Elephant Fire 于2026年7月11日下午2时58分起火。据加州林业与消防局（CAL FIRE）事件页，这场山火最终烧毁13,930英亩，于7月27日凌晨完全受控，历时15天，起火原因仍在调查中，管辖机构为塔霍国家森林。
火势在起火当天迅速扩大：当天下午3时50分，红外测绘显示火场已达2,157英亩，晚间增至2,300英亩、受控率5%；7月12日增至6,436英亩；7月13日达12,303英亩。消防员从地面与空中协同灭火，地面队伍与推土机在地形允许处开辟防火线，飞机在关键区域投放阻燃剂与水。
7月14日，内华达州第1事件管理队接手指挥，当天全部疏散令与疏散警告解除。火场面积此后缓慢增至7月25日的13,930英亩、受控率98%，7月26日达到100%受控，指挥权随后交回塔霍国家森林，林务局继续监测火场。
关联：加州Bakersfield以西Lost Fire山火烧毁7,834英亩，疏散令两日后全部解除
California's Elephant Fire Burns 13,930 Acres Before Full Containment After 15 Days
The Elephant Fire, burning north of Loyalton in Sierra County, California, near Highway 49, started on July 11, 2026, at 2:58 p.m. According to the CAL FIRE incident page, the fire ultimately burned 13,930 acres and was fully contained on July 27 after 15 days. Its cause remains under investigation, and the agency having jurisdiction was the Tahoe National Forest.
The fire grew quickly on its first day: infrared mapping put it at 2,157 acres by 3:50 p.m., and by evening it had reached 2,300 acres with 5 percent containment. It grew to 6,436 acres on July 12 and 12,303 acres on July 13. Firefighters attacked the fire from the ground and the air, with crews and bulldozers building firelines where terrain allowed and aircraft making targeted retardant and water drops.
On July 14, Nevada Incident Management Team 1 was assigned, and all evacuation orders and warnings were dropped that day. The fire inched to 13,930 acres and 98 percent containment by July 25, reached 100 percent containment on July 26, and command then transitioned back to the Tahoe National Forest, which continued to monitor the area.
Related: Lost Fire West of Bakersfield, California, Burns 7,834 Acres; Evacuations Lifted After Two Days
来源：加州林业与消防局
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图片来源：图：美国林务局塔霍国家森林的野外消防员（资料照片），Elephant Fire 的管辖机构为塔霍国家森林。美国农业部林务局摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Wildland firefighters of the Tahoe National Forest, U.S. Forest Service (file photo); the Elephant Fire was under the jurisdiction of the Tahoe National Forest. USDA Forest Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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