Colony Fire
The Colony Fire was reported on September 10, 2021 in Tulare County, California and burned 80,103 acres. It was declared out on December 31, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 80,103 acres
- Contained
- 75%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM PST, 3,162 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.567, -118.812.
The incident
- Size
- 80,103 acres
- Containment
- 75%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2021 at 7:20 AM PDT
- Contained
- December 31, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- December 31, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- KNP
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $56,666,667
- Part of
- KNP Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CAKNP-000116
- IRWIN identifier
- BA2C4EC7-36BF-4B79-B6D1-8706200326BF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Three Rivers, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 June 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM PDT. Identifier 2021-CAKNP-000116.