Rattlesnake Fire
The Rattlesnake Fire was reported on August 16, 2020 in Tulare County, California and burned 8,419 acres. It was declared out on January 25, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,419 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2020 at 12:00 PM PST, 8,419 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.420, -118.448.
The incident
- Size
- 8,419 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020 at 10:24 AM PDT
- Contained
- December 28, 2020 at 12:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- January 25, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- In the Rattlesnake Creek drainage.
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Three Rivers
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAKNP-000080
- IRWIN identifier
- 82728166-E47A-49A5-94F6-49B65894EECD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lone Pine, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lone Pine, CA25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Three Rivers, CA25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Woodlake, CA36 miles west of the fire’s origin
- East Porterville, CA39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lindsay, CA39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Strathmore, CA39 miles southwest 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 January 25, 2021 at 11:07 AM PST. Identifier 2020-CAKNP-000080.