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Telegraph Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated: August 6, 2008 12:00 pm - FINAL
Date/Time Started: July 25, 2008, 3:15 pm    
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit
County: Mariposa County
Location: Telegraph Road and Sherlock Road in the Midpines Area.
Acres Burned: 34,091 acres 
Containment 100% contained
Structures Threatened: No current threat
Structures Destroyed: 30 Residences and 100 Outbuildings. This number has increased due to a complete damage assesment.
Injuries: 38 minor
Evacuations:

All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted.

The evacuation center at Mariposa Elementary School is now closed. The Red Cross Local Assistance and Distribution Center at the Midpines Community Center will close today at 5:00 pm. Those who are unable to get to the service center can call the Red Cross Fresno-Madera Chapter at (559) 455-1000.

Cause: Human (Target Shooting)
Estimated Cost: $37.6 million
Resources Committed : 336 Personnel
23 Fire Engines
6 Hand Crews
4 Dozers
12 Watertenders
2 Helicopters
Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Mariposa County Fire, Mariposa Sheriffs Department, BLM, USFS, National Park Service, OES, CCC, CHP, and California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. 
Conditions:

Demobilization of resources is in progress.

Highway 140 subject to brief traffic delays, north of Midpines and south of El Portal. For the latest highway conditions visit Caltrans.

Incident Command Team #8 will be in Unified Command with a US Forest Service Team.

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Phone Numbers: 

Fire and media information line is now closed. Telegraph Fire related questions can be directed to CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Fire Prevention Bureau at: (209) 966-3622 from 8 am to 5 pm.