Forks Fire
The Forks Fire was reported on July 25, 2017 in Del Norte County, California and burned 243 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 243 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 25, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.508, -123.734.
The incident
- Size
- 243 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 25, 2017 at 12:56 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 25, 2017 at 3:33 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 17, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Del Norte County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Orleans Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASRF-000738
- IRWIN identifier
- 4C36F518-8AE9-4256-B1FD-CB68530DAC6C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Klamath, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Klamath, CA16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Happy Camp, CA27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bertsch-Oceanview, CA28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crescent City, CA30 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Dick, CA33 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Westhaven-Moonstone, CA37 miles southwest 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 February 10, 2020 at 3:50 PM PST. Identifier 2017-CASRF-000738.