Erskine Fire

Erskine Fire
Erskine Fire
	Burned areas along partially re-opened SR 178 near South Lake, June 28
Date(s)	June 23, 2016 –; July 11, 2016;
Location	Lake Isabella, Kern County, California
Coordinates	35.617°N 118.453°W
Statistics
Burned area	47,864 acres (19,370 ha; 75 sq mi; 194 km2)
Impacts
Deaths	2
Structures destroyed	309
Damage	$23 million; (equivalent to about $29 million in 2023);
Ignition
Cause	Worn wire running through a tree
Map
	; Briefing map of the fire from June 28th.

The Erskine Fire was a wildfire in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County. It was the second-largest wildfire of the 2016 California wildfire season. It was also the first fire of the year to have fatalities and is the 15th most destructive fire in state history.

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