Shiell Fire
The Shiell Fire was reported on July 30, 2015 in Trinity County, California and burned 15,378 acres. It was declared out on October 30, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,378 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.465, -123.054.
The incident
- Size
- 15,378 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2015 at 7:35 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 15, 2015 at 4:10 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 30, 2015 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 30, 2015 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Trinity County
- State
- California
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Estimated cost to date
- $41,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-CASHF-002060
- IRWIN identifier
- A227FCE4-5D74-4D23-A75C-557770E353F4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hayfork, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hayfork, CA9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Weaverville, CA19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, CA21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Shasta, CA31 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Redding, CA36 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Central Valley (historical), CA39 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2015 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 20, 2016 at 10:28 AM PDT. Identifier 2015-CASHF-002060.