W-1 McDonald Fire
The W-1 McDonald Fire was reported on August 8, 2019 in Lassen County, California and burned 1,020 acres. It was declared out on October 3, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,020 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2019
- Personnel
- 109
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.962, -120.308.
The incident
- Size
- 1,020 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 8, 2019 at 2:50 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 3, 2019 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles east of Madeline, CA
- County
- Lassen County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 109
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $950,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-CANOD-004382
- IRWIN identifier
- 0A04F520-2251-4B7A-BF45-D47DC6BD6D49
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for California Pines, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- California Pines, CA36 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA38 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Susanville, CA42 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Johnstonville, CA43 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA47 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA58 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 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 October 3, 2019 at 10:08 AM PDT. Identifier 2019-CANOD-004382.