Iron Fire
The Iron Fire was reported on August 17, 2020 in Plumas County, California and burned 45 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 45 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2020 at 3:34 PM PDT, 40 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.057, -120.858.
The incident
- Size
- 45 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020 at 9:34 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 22, 2020 at 2:15 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 24, 2020 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 3, 2020 at 8:00 AM PST
- 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-001284
- IRWIN identifier
- CE885535-6801-4E85-BDB2-FB9FFE8AA4BB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Greenville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Greenville, CA8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Quincy, CA9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Quincy, CA10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Chester, CA26 miles northwest 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 8:36 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-CAPNF-001284.