Mcfarland Fire
The Mcfarland Fire was reported on July 29, 2021 in Shasta County, California and burned 122,653 acres. It was declared out on April 16, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 122,653 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2021
- Personnel
- 48
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped August 26, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT, 122,350 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 40.350, -123.036.
The incident
- Size
- 122,653 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2021 at 6:44 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 16, 2021 at 3:45 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 26, 2021 at 4:45 PM PDT
- Declared out
- April 16, 2023 at 6:24 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- McFarland Ridge, south of Hwy 36
- County
- Shasta County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Platina
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 48
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $43,960,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CASHF-001175
- IRWIN identifier
- 938686BB-0F52-47B2-B077-EB307941D939
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hayfork, CA covers the area today.
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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 April 16, 2023 at 6:25 PM PDT. Identifier 2021-CASHF-001175.