page_title: Taboose Fire
section_title: Impact
hierarchical_section_title: Taboose Fire / Impact
caption_attribution_description: English: Firefighter looking out at Taboose Fire scar
context_page_description: The Taboose Fire was a wildfire burning in Inyo National Forest, southwest of Big Pine and northwest of Aberdeen in Inyo County in the state of California, in the United States. The fire started September 4, 2019 and on October 7, it had burned 10,296 acres and was 75 percent contained. The cause of the fire was lightning. Select trails, campgrounds and roads in Inyo National Forest, Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park had been closed due to the fire. The community of Baxter Ranch was under mandatory evacuation.
context_section_description: The Taboose Fire caused trail, road and campground closures in Inyo National Forest, Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. On September 8, the National Forest used helicopters to evacuate hikers on the Red Lake Trail and four vehicles were destroyed at the Red Lake Trailhead parking lot. The communities of Aberdeen and Birch Creek underwent mandatory evacuations.
caption: Firefighter looking out at burn scar
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