Cuesta Fire

The Cuesta fire was a wildfire that started on 16 August 2015 near U.S. Route 101 and the Cuesta Grade, in the Santa Lucia Range just north of San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo County, California.[1] The fire was contained on 28 August, and had burned 2,446 acres, some within the Los Padres National Forest.

Cuesta Fire
Cuesta Fire from the south
Location	Santa Lucia Range, San Luis Obispo County, California
Coordinates	35.3477°N 120.6269°W / 35.3477; -120.6269
Statistics[1][2]
Date(s)	August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16) - August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28)
Burned area	2,446 acres (9.90 km^2)
Cause	Vehicle dragging chain
Buildings destroyed	1
Non-fatal injuries	1
Map
Location of fire in Southern California.

Fire

Mandatory evacuations were declared for the area of California State Route 58 south of the Railroad Track area of Santa Margarita and the area of Miller Flat. As of 20 August 2015, evacuations orders were lifted. The evacuation center was at Santa Rosa Academy in Atascadero. As of 20 August 2015, 1,600 firefighters were fighting the fire.[1]

A vehicle is blamed with starting the fire, which started three additional fires nearby, all of which were extinguished.[2]

Within 24 hours the fire had grown from 100 acres[2] to 500 acres.[1]

See also

• Santa Lucia Range topics

References

1. "Cuesta Fire (was Grade Fire)". Incident Information. Cal Fire. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
2. Serna, Joseph. "Brush fire in San Luis Obispo County triples in size; evacuations ordered". L.A. Now. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 August 2015.