Helena Fire
The Helena Fire was reported on August 30, 2017 in Trinity County, California and burned 18,316 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 18,316 acres
- Contained
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017
- Personnel
- 140
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.771, -123.124.
The incident
- Size
- 18,316 acres
- Containment
- 85%
- Discovered
- August 30, 2017 at 5:05 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 1, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- November 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- November 15, 2017 at 8:08 AM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Junction City, Weaverville
- County
- Trinity County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Junction City
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 140
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,640,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CASHF-001770
- IRWIN identifier
- 2D238E43-138E-44EA-B48B-385790EFAC9E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Junction City, CA covers the area today.
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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 18, 2017 at 9:25 AM PST. Identifier 2017-CASHF-001770.