Hills Fire
The Hills Fire was reported on August 15, 2020 in Fresno County, California and burned 2,121 acres. It was declared out on August 24, 2020.
- Size
- 2,121 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2020
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 36.075, -120.231.
The incident
- Size
- 2,121 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2020 at 2:26 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 24, 2020 at 12:00 AM PDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 9 miles South of Coalinga
- County
- Fresno County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Coalinga
- Protecting agency
- CDF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,971,358
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAFKU-012279
- IRWIN identifier
- 0F746982-4902-497B-82CD-CC5B16D97F3D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Avenal, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Avenal, CA8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Coalinga, CA8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Huron, CA11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kettleman City, CA16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Lemoore Station, CA22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Stratford, CA24 miles east of the fire’s origin
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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 October 30, 2020 at 10:01 PM PDT. Identifier 2020-CAFKU-012279.