Boles Fire

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Coordinates: 41°25′26″N 122°22′28″W / 41.42384°N 122.37432°W / 41.42384; -122.37432
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Boles Fire
The small plume of the Boles Fire is visible between snowless Mount Shasta and the plume of the Happy Camp Complex Fire.
Date(s)
  • September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15) –
  • September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20)
LocationWeed, Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates41°25′26″N 122°22′28″W / 41.42384°N 122.37432°W / 41.42384; -122.37432
Statistics[1]
Burned area479 acres (194 ha)
Impacts
Non-fatal injuries1
Structures destroyed
  • 150 residences
  • 8 commercial structures
Map
Boles Fire is located in Northern California
Boles Fire
Location of fire in California

The Boles Fire was a wildfire that burned in Siskiyou County during mid-September 2014. On September 15, at 1:38 p.m. PDT, the Boles Fire ignited near Weed, California. Later on the same day, at 10:30 p.m. PDT, the Boles Fire was reported at 350 acres and 15% containment.[2] Over 100 structures were reported damaged or destroyed on that day. Later that day, the wildfire was reported at nearly 100% containment;[3] however, this report turned out to be erroneous. On September 16, the Boles Fire had burned 375 acres (152 ha) and was only 20% contained. It also destroyed 150 residences and forced the evacuation of 1,500 people in Weed and Siskiyou County.[4][5]

During the next couple of days, the Boles Fire increased to 479 acres (194 ha), before finally being fully contained on September 20.[1] The wildfire also caused 1 injury.[1] The Boles Fire destroyed a total of 150 residential structures and 8 nonresidential commercial properties, while damaging 4 single residences and 3 nonresidential commercial properties.[1] As of 2015, the damage caused by the Boles Fire is unknown.

The cause of the wildfire was reported as "under investigation" in 2015.[1] As of December 5, 2014, Ronald Beau Marshall was subject to a preliminary hearing after being charged with arson in the Boles Fire case.[6] In 2015, he was sentenced to three years in prison for recklessly starting the fire;[7] he was released from prison in 2016. [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Boles Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ CalFire (2014-09-15). "Boles Fire Incident Information". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  3. ^ "Cal Fire says they have a hose line around Weed fire". Record Searchlight. 2014-09-15. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  4. ^ http://kobi5.com/news/item/100-structures-burned-in-boles-fire-in-weed-california.html#.VBjQ3_ldXNk Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine KOBI
  5. ^ "Wind-driven Boles Fire 25-percent contained, 150 structures burned". Associated Press. 2014-09-17.
  6. ^ Amanda Hines Doyle (2014-12-05). "Witnesses testify in Boles Fire arson case". Siskiyou Daily News.
  7. ^ Smith, David. "Ronald Marshall receives three year prison term in Boles Fire case". Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  8. ^ "Man who started 2014 Boles Fire in Weed released from prison". www.redding.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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