Beckwourth Complex fires
The Beckwourth Complex was a wildfire complex that burned in the Plumas National Forest in Plumas and Lassen counties. The two major fires of the complex, the Dotta Fire and the Sugar Fire, started on June 30, 2021 and July 2 northeast of Beckwourth, California. Started by lightning strikes, the two fires…
Where it happened
Plumas National Forest, as Wikidata places it.
- Wildfires
The record
- Date
- July 3, 2021
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Where
- Plumas National Forest
- Country
- United States
What happened
The Beckwourth Complex was a wildfire complex that burned in the Plumas National Forest in Plumas and Lassen counties. The two major fires of the complex, the Dotta Fire and the Sugar Fire, started on June 30, 2021 and July 2 northeast of Beckwourth, California. Started by lightning strikes, the two fires collectively burned 105,670 acres (42,763 ha). The complex resulted in the evacuation of numerous residential areas and the closure of portions of Plumas National Forest. In the community of Doyle, California, 33 homes were destroyed.
Sources
Wikidata Q107639304 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Beckwourth Complex fires”, CC BY-SA 4.0.