Monument Fire
The Monument Fire was a wildfire west of Big Bar in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California in the United States. The fire, which was started by a lightning strike, was first reported on July 30, 2021. The communities of Big Bar, Big Flat, Del Loma, and Cedar Flat were evacuated, and Highway 299…
Where it happened
Shasta–Trinity National Forest, as Wikidata places it.
- Wildfires
The record
- Date
- July 30, 2021
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Where
- Shasta–Trinity National Forest
- Country
- United States
What happened
The Monument Fire was a wildfire west of Big Bar in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California in the United States. The fire, which was started by a lightning strike, was first reported on July 30, 2021. The communities of Big Bar, Big Flat, Del Loma, and Cedar Flat were evacuated, and Highway 299 was closed in the area. The fire destroyed four structures, including three homes. By the evening of October 27, the fire had burned 223,124 acres (90,295 ha) and was fully contained, and is the 15th largest fire in modern California history.
Sources
Wikidata Q107785697 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Monument Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.