North Fire
The North Fire was reported on September 3, 2018 in Placer County, California and burned 1,120 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,120 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2018
- Personnel
- 52
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.273, -120.656.
The incident
- Size
- 1,120 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2018 at 2:58 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 16, 2018 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- September 12, 2018 at 6:00 AM PDT
- Declared out
- October 17, 2018 at 11:30 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9 Miles Northeast of Alta, CA
- County
- Placer County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Nyack
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 52
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-CATNF-001355
- IRWIN identifier
- 6D3B481B-596E-4C42-AA69-2D42F0F68558
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Alta, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Alta, CA9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Nevada City, CA19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Foresthill, CA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Colfax, CA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Grass Valley, CA22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Alta Sierra, CA23 miles southwest 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 11, 2020 at 12:45 PM PST. Identifier 2018-CATNF-001355.