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People who lost their homes and property in last summer’s Tamarack Fire in northern Nevada and California have filed a claim against the U.S. Forest Service seeking more than $85 million. Twelve of the claimants are from Douglas County, Nevada, while the rest were Alpine County, California, residents. The Tamarack Fire started on July 4, 2021, when lightning hit a tree in the Mokelumne Wilderness in Alpine County, California. The fire spread, eventually scorching nearly 109 square miles along the Nevada-California border. Authorities from both counties evacuated nearly 2,000 people in 15 communities.