August Complex
The August Complex was reported on August 17, 2020 in Glenn County, California and burned 1,032,648 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,032,648 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020
- Personnel
- 466
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 39.660, -122.809.
The incident
- Size
- 1,032,648 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020 at 11:44 AM PDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- Glenn, Trinity, Tehama, Lake, Mendocino and Humboldt counties
- County
- Glenn County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- ELK CREEK
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 466
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $115,511,218
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAMNF-000753
- IRWIN identifier
- EE343B88-0ADB-4C25-B744-6B4CE9DCC6DA
Fires in the August Complex41
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doe Fire | Glenn | 589,368 | 100% | Aug 16, 2020 |
| Hopkins Fire | Trinity | 328,363 | Aug 17, 2020 | |
| August Complex West Zone Fire | Mendocino | 140,944 | 100% | Sep 10, 2020 |
| Shf Elkhorn Fire | Tehama | 51,577 | 100% | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Glade Fire | Tehama | 26,197 | Aug 19, 2020 | |
| Tatham Fire | Tehama | 14,457 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Hull Fire | Mendocino | 12,284 | 100% | Aug 19, 2020 |
| Pine Kop Fire | Glenn | 1,222 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Willow Basin Fire | Trinity | 1,220 | Aug 19, 2020 | |
| Kneecap Fire | Lake | 781 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Markham Fire | Glenn | 295 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Box Fire | Colusa | 51 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Vinegar Peak Fire | Trinity | 12 | Aug 19, 2020 | |
| Smokehouse Fire | Mendocino | 4 | 100% | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Snow Fire | Glenn | 1 | Aug 17, 2020 | |
| Bean Fire | Mendocino | 1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Junction Fire | Glenn | 1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Ant Fire | Trinity | 0.3 | 100% | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Cold Springs Fire | Tehama | 0.3 | Aug 17, 2020 | |
| Red Mountain Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| Brushy Fire | Lake | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| North Fork Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Bowman 2 Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Bowman Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Baldy Fire | Mendocino | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Grind Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Rock Fire | Trinity | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Soldier Fire | Trinity | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Linn Fire | Tehama | 0.1 | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| Meyers Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 17, 2020 | |
| Fork Fire | Tehama | 0.1 | Aug 17, 2020 | |
| Shepard 2 Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 17, 2020 | |
| Happy Fire | Colusa | 0.1 | 100% | Aug 16, 2020 |
| Rockwell Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Shephard Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Hardin Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Del Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Hokey Pokey Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Ball Fire | Tehama | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| High Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Heifer Fire | Glenn | 0.1 | Aug 16, 2020 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Covelo, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Covelo, CA25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA33 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Orland, CA33 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Willits, CA34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Willows, CA34 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Brooktrails, CA34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 November 9, 2021 at 4:25 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CAMNF-000753.