Knob Fire
The Knob Fire was reported on August 29, 2021 in Humboldt County, California and burned 2,421 acres. It was declared out on November 7, 2021.
- Size
- 2,421 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2021
- Personnel
- 145
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 2,421 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.916, -123.634.
The incident
- Size
- 2,421 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 29, 2021 at 2:38 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 28, 2021 at 11:19 AM PDT
- Controlled
- October 20, 2021 at 11:19 AM PDT
- Declared out
- November 7, 2021 at 3:30 PM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined, Origin and/or cause not identified
- Location
- 3 miles SSW of Willow Creek, Ca.
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Willow Creek
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 145
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CASRF-000795
- IRWIN identifier
- A722E0FB-C96C-40F8-A762-C6C8B7CF8966
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willow Creek, 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 January 10, 2022 at 4:03 PM PST. Identifier 2021-CASRF-000795.