It has been confirmed that the Chilao Visitor Center was not affected by the Station Fire. The following photo was taken by a public information officer with the U.S. Forest Service on September 18th. The unique building was designed by Harold Nelson, a visitor to this site who graciously shared this photo with us.  Based on early reports during the height of the fire, it wasn’t clear if the firefighters were able to save the building, which has been a icon of the National Forestry Service since it was built in 1980. It is a relief to find that the building was untouched by the fire. The Station Fire was started by an arsonist on August 26th. It is currently 94% contained and has burned 160,557 acres, making it the 10th largest wildfire [PDF] in California’s recorded history.