Branch Fire
The Branch Fire was reported on August 18, 2020 in Plumas County, California and burned 0.6 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2020
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 40.060, -120.999.
The incident
- Size
- 1 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2020 at 9:11 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 18, 2020 at 9:40 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 23, 2020 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2020 at 2:05 PM PDT
- 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-001321
- IRWIN identifier
- B9FFD488-56AE-4CFF-B3A9-F116DD7F2519
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Greenville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Greenville, CA6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Quincy, CA9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- East Quincy, CA10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Chester, CA21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA30 miles northeast 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 April 16, 2021 at 8:30 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-CAPNF-001321.