Kneecap Fire
The Kneecap Fire was reported on August 16, 2020 in Lake County, California and burned 781 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 781 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped October 31, 2022 at 1:59 PM PDT, 781 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.567, -122.811.
The incident
- Size
- 781 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020 at 2:44 PM PDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2022 at 12:12 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- County
- Lake County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- August Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAMNF-000747
- IRWIN identifier
- B1DB5712-B5F9-456C-96A4-596AB7043DC7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Potter Valley, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 16, 2022 at 2:48 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CAMNF-000747.