Delta Fire
The Delta Fire was reported on September 5, 2018 in Shasta County, California and burned 63,458 acres. It was declared out on December 19, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 63,458 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 5, 2018
- Personnel
- 609
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.943, -122.427.
The incident
- Size
- 63,458 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 5, 2018 at 12:51 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 8, 2018 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- November 28, 2018 at 1:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- December 19, 2018 at 1:15 PM PST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 2 miles north of Lakehead, CA
- County
- Shasta County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Lakehead
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 609
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $64,429,020
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-CASHF-001444
- IRWIN identifier
- A93E1B54-65CD-4C63-BD08-10697F88A250
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mountain Gate, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Mountain Gate, CA16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Central Valley (historical), CA18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Shasta Lake, CA18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Dunsmuir, CA20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bella Vista, CA23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shasta, CA24 miles south 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 December 21, 2018 at 8:01 AM PST. Identifier 2018-CASHF-001444.