Incident Update Post Fire
- Date:
- 06/24/2024
- Time:
- 8:50 AM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Post Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-06-15
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Gorman Road, Gorman CA
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Los Angeles, Ventura
- Administration Unit
- Los Angeles County Fire Department
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 15,563
- Containment
- 90%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- Structures Destroyed
- 2
- Structures Damaged
- 1
- Civilian Injuries
- 1
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Firefighters have made significant progress building and reinforcing containment lines around the perimeter of the Post Fire outside of Gorman.
Firefighters will continue to monitor hot spots within the fire, while also focusing on heat and smoke around the perimeter. Suppression repair continues to return the watersheds and recreation areas to pre-fire conditions. Hot and dry weather is forecast to continue through Thursday as are shifting gusty winds.
Today, CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 2 will transfer command of the fire to the US Forest Service. Subsequent incident updates will be provided by the Los Padres National Forest Unit. Visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/caanf-2024-post-fire for continued updates.
An Evacuation Warning issued for areas south of Gorman Post Road, west of Interstate 5, east of the Los Angeles County line, and north of Pyramid Lake has been LIFTED (Zone GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY).
Pyramid Lake, parts of Los Padres National Forest northwest of Pyramid Lake, and the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area remain closed to the public.
Access may be limited in some areas due to work by emergency personnel. Follow all posted information and instructions by local officials.
Stay informed:
For the latest fire information for Los Angeles County, visit www.lacounty.gov/emergency
For the most up-to-date information on evacuation zones and orders, please visit the Genasys Protect website at https://protect.genasys.com
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
South of Gorman Post Road, west of Interstate 5, east of the Los Angeles County line, and north of Pyramid Lake. (Zone GOR-HUNGRYVALLEY)
Evacuation Warnings
Areas south of Pyramid Lake, west of Interstate 5, east of Los Angeles County line, and just north of Templin Highway. (Zone CAS-GOLDENSTATE-A)
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 21
- Water Tenders
- 5
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 3
- Hand Crews
- 14
- Total Personnel
- 596
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Command with: LA County Fire US Forest Service |