Snow Fire
The Snow Fire was reported on September 17, 2020 in Riverside County, California and burned 6,254 acres. It was declared out on January 13, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,254 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 17, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped September 22, 2020 at 10:00 AM PDT, 6,254 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.888, -116.684.
The incident
- Size
- 6,254 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 17, 2020 at 2:39 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM PST
- Declared out
- January 13, 2021 at 7:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Motor Vehicle
- Location
- Community of Snow Creek
- County
- Riverside County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Palm Springs
- Protecting agency
- CDF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,750,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CARRU-119353
- IRWIN identifier
- FFCB89F5-98FB-4C3A-9554-3D1554181A63
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cabazon, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cabazon, CA6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Palm Springs, CA9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Idyllwild, CA10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Banning, CA11 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Desert Hot Springs, CA12 miles northeast 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 13, 2021 at 9:59 AM PST. Identifier 2020-CARRU-119353.