Rye Fire
The Rye Fire was reported on December 5, 2017 in Los Angeles County, California and burned 6,049 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 6,049 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 5, 2017
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.453, -118.581.
The incident
- Size
- 6,049 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 5, 2017 at 9:32 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- City of Santa Clarita near Interstate 5 and Highway 126
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Santa Clarita, 91355
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,204,367
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CALAC-362441
- IRWIN identifier
- 1FFA91E8-2BA0-4095-9769-B18A5C655101
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Valencia, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 December 12, 2017 at 5:50 PM PST. Identifier 2017-CALAC-362441.