Carr Fire
The Carr Fire was reported on July 23, 2018 in Shasta County, California and burned 229,651 acres. It was declared out on June 3, 2019. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 229,651 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2018
- Personnel
- 456
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.650, -122.630.
The incident
- Size
- 229,651 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2018 at 1:18 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 30, 2018 at 7:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 14, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- June 3, 2019 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Hwy 299 @ Carr Powerhouse Rd near the community of French Gulch
- County
- Shasta County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- French Gulch
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 456
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $158,744,844
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-CAWNP-001084
- IRWIN identifier
- 6315DD52-1B00-4DAF-B57B-3B1E6E0453D1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Shasta, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Shasta, CA8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, CA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Redding, CA13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Central Valley (historical), CA14 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Shasta Lake, CA14 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Weaverville, CA17 miles west of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 10:14 AM PST. Identifier 2018-CAWNP-001084.