Bear Fire
The Bear Fire was reported on August 17, 2020 in Plumas County, California and burned 12,154 acres. It was declared out on January 1, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,154 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 39.811, -121.086.
The incident
- Size
- 12,154 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020 at 5:04 PM PDT
- Contained
- December 3, 2020 at 6:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- January 1, 2022 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Plumas County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- North Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAPNF-001316
- IRWIN identifier
- 216A70C8-7064-4E34-BD2D-887C6EC39209
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Quincy, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Quincy, CA11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- East Quincy, CA13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Berry Creek, CA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Greenville, CA24 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Challenge-Brownsville, CA26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Magalia, CA26 miles west of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 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 June 8, 2022 at 1:39 PM PDT. Identifier 2020-CAPNF-001316.