Red Fire
The Red Fire was reported on July 27, 2020 in Humboldt County, California and burned 142,386 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2021.
- Size
- 142,386 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 27, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped July 27, 2020 at 2:23 PM PDT, 143,887 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.194, -123.458.
The incident
- Size
- 142,386 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 27, 2020 at 8:23 AM PDT
- Contained
- July 26, 2021 at 8:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- July 26, 2021 at 8:05 AM PDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2021 at 8:10 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined, Lightning
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Red Salmon Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CASRF-000643
- IRWIN identifier
- 599BC281-404B-4F3E-BE7F-9A8F7B3E9E56
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willow Creek, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Willow Creek, CA20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Blue Lake, CA35 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Westhaven-Moonstone, CA35 miles west of the fire’s origin
- McKinleyville, CA38 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Arcata, CA40 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bayside, CA40 miles southwest 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 November 1, 2021 at 8:23 AM PDT. Identifier 2020-CASRF-000643.