Buck Fire
The Buck Fire was reported on September 12, 2017 in Trinity County, California and burned 13,343 acres. It was declared out on November 28, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 13,343 acres
- Contained
- 71%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2017
- Personnel
- 198
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.228, -123.036.
The incident
- Size
- 13,343 acres
- Containment
- 71%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2017 at 6:42 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 30, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- November 20, 2017 at 3:30 PM PST
- Declared out
- November 28, 2017 at 12:25 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Black Rock Mountain, North Portion of Yolla Bolly Wilderness
- County
- Trinity County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Platina
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 198
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASHF-001850
- IRWIN identifier
- 015BAE3A-C3C9-489B-9AD6-8A8E6036BEEA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hayfork, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hayfork, CA24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Covelo, CA32 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Weaverville, CA35 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, CA35 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA37 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shasta, CA38 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 November 30, 2017 at 3:25 PM PST. Identifier 2017-CASHF-001850.