California wildfires

Fox Fire

OutSiskiyou County, California2020Wildfire

The Fox Fire was reported on September 14, 2020 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 2,188 acres. It was declared out on November 18, 2020. The cause is listed as human.

Size
2,188 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 14, 2020
Personnel
78

Map

Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 2,026 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 41.212, -122.847.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Etna

The incident

Size
2,188 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 14, 2020 at 4:28 PM PDT
Contained
September 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT
Controlled
November 18, 2020 at 1:43 PM PST
Declared out
November 18, 2020 at 1:43 PM PST
Cause
Human, Camping
Location
South of Fox Creek Lake - 3 miles west of Callahan, CA
County
Siskiyou County
State
California
Nearest city reported
Callahan
Protecting agency
FS
Jurisdiction
FS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
78
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$3,400,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2020-CAKNF-007241
IRWIN identifier
C0DD9C3E-2CC6-486F-BA0B-2384310B0DF0

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Etna, 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 25, 2021 at 12:42 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CAKNF-007241.