Fork Fire
The Fork Fire was reported on August 7, 2017 in Trinity County, California and burned 3,532 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,532 acres
- Contained
- 1%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2017
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.839, -122.978.
The incident
- Size
- 3,532 acres
- Containment
- 1%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2017 at 8:08 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 15, 2017 at 8:10 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7.5 miles NW of Weaverville, CA
- County
- Trinity County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Weaverville, CA
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $550,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASHF-001555
- IRWIN identifier
- B8F2EA6F-8118-4322-8D01-693F8CE892E5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weaverville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Weaverville, CA8 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, CA13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hayfork, CA22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Shasta, CA30 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Valley (historical), CA34 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Shasta Lake, CA34 miles east 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 September 22, 2020 at 4:29 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-CASHF-001555.