Fox Fire
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.
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.