Caldwell Fire
The Caldwell Fire was reported on July 22, 2020 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 80,859 acres. It was declared out on January 6, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 80,859 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2020
- Personnel
- 38
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 80,852 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.695, -121.469.
The incident
- Size
- 80,859 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2020 at 10:51 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- September 1, 2020 at 12:01 PM PDT
- Declared out
- January 6, 2021 at 4:25 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 4 MILES NW TIONESTA, CA
- County
- Siskiyou County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Tule Lake
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 38
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $34,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CABNP-000479
- IRWIN identifier
- 29649803-B9D9-4F8D-9A38-A0CDDC6FD2D2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tulelake, CA covers the area today.
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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 January 12, 2021 at 1:50 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CABNP-000479.