California wildfires

Dotta Fire

OutPlumas County, California2021Wildfire

The Dotta Fire was reported on June 30, 2021 in Plumas County, California and burned 594 acres. It was declared out on January 1, 2022.

Size
594 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
June 30, 2021
Personnel
162

Map

Perimeter mapped September 29, 2022 at 1:37 PM PDT, 532 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 39.911, -120.390.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Portola

The incident

Size
594 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 30, 2021 at 2:38 PM PDT
Contained
July 21, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT
Controlled
October 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
Declared out
January 1, 2022 at 8:00 AM PST
Cause
Undetermined
Location
The Dotta Fire is located approximately 7 air miles North of Beckwourth CA.
County
Plumas County
State
California
Nearest city reported
Beckwourth, CA
Protecting agency
FS
Jurisdiction
FS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
162
Incident management
Type 3 IC
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$48,138,532
Part of
Beckwourth Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2021-CAPNF-001010
IRWIN identifier
057F3945-7D3E-4AF0-B9FE-6D55CC8ED16B

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Portola, 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 December 6, 2024 at 1:21 PM PST. Identifier 2021-CAPNF-001010.