Incident Update Pack Fire
- Date:
- 11/13/2025
- Time:
- 8:37 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Pack Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-11-13
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- McGee Creek Road, West of Highway 395, Crowley Lake
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Mono
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE San Bernardino-Inyo-Mono Unit, Bureau of Land Management, Long Valley Fire District, and Mono County Sheriff
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 3,400
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- 30
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- 15
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The communities of Long Valley and McGee Creek remain under mandatory evacuation. Residents of Crowley Lake will be escorted back into the community beginning at 8:00pm as the Evacuation Order is being downgraded to a Warning. Escorts will be available from both southbound and northbound closures on Highway 395.
The only entrance to Crowley Lake will be South Landing Road. Crowley Lake Drive will remain closed between McGee Creek Road and the Long Valley Fire Station. Benton Crossing Road is reopened to vehicle traffic. Aspen Springs, Hilton Creek, Convict Lake, and Sunny Slopes remain under Evacuation Warning.
Fire activity has decreased due to precipitation in the area. Crews will work through the night; additional resources are arriving tomorrow including an Incident Management Team. Fire cause is under investigation.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
- MCU-E043
- MCU-E044-A
- MCU-E044-B
Evacuation Shelters
Mammoth Lakes Middle School
1600 Meridian Blvd.
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
Tri-County Fairgrounds
475 Sierra Street
Bishop, CA 93514
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
- MCU-E041
- MCU-E042
- MCU-E045
- MCU-E046
- MCU-E047
- MCU-E048
- MCU-E049
- MCU-E050
- MCU-E051
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 30
- Water Tenders
- 6
- Dozers
- 4
- Hand Crews
- 14
- Total Personnel
- 368