CAL FIRE identifies lightning as the cause of the Quarry Fire and places it at Reynolds Creek in Stanislaus National Forest. Its record spans September to November. Later county committee material refers to burning adjacent to the Quarry and Bone fire scars.
Incident record
| Reported start | 9 September 2023 |
|---|---|
| Location in the incident record | Reynolds Creek in Stanislaus National Forest |
| County listing | Tuolumne |
| Reported footprint | 9,130 acres |
| Recorded containment | 100% |
| Containment entry | 15 November 2023 |
From the Reynolds Creek ignition to a named burn scar
The second record changes the role of the word Quarry: it now names an existing landscape feature relative to another operation. Adjacency to a scar is not evidence that the old fire reignited or that its previous boundary stopped a subsequent fire.