Sheep Fire
The Sheep Fire was reported on August 17, 2020 in Plumas County, California and burned 29,570 acres. It was declared out on December 3, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 29,570 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020
- Personnel
- 180
Map
Perimeter mapped August 17, 2020 at 6:20 PM PDT, 29,568 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.279, -120.762.
The incident
- Size
- 29,570 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2020 at 12:20 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 7, 2020 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- December 3, 2020 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Flemming Sheep Camp, Plumas N.F.
- County
- Plumas County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 180
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $21,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAPNF-001299
- IRWIN identifier
- FB31F965-B88D-4C84-8B88-3241F38187CC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Susanville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Susanville, CA11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Johnstonville, CA12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA13 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Greenville, CA14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- East Quincy, CA25 miles south 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 February 1, 2021 at 5:06 PM PST. Identifier 2020-CAPNF-001299.