Loyalton Fire
The Loyalton Fire was reported on August 14, 2020 in Sierra County, California and burned 47,029 acres. It was declared out on November 23, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 47,029 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2020
- Personnel
- 115
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM PDT, 47,029 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 39.681, -120.171.
The incident
- Size
- 47,029 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2020 at 4:20 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 27, 2020 at 4:45 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 31, 2020 at 4:45 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- The fire is located Northeast of Loyalton CA
- County
- Sierra County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Loyalton CA
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 115
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CATNF-001600
- IRWIN identifier
- 0896AFFE-7839-40D4-BA6D-407F47E4CAA6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Loyalton, 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 7, 2021 at 3:07 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CATNF-001600.