Paradise Fire
The Paradise Fire was reported on September 10, 2021 in Tulare County, California and burned 8,203 acres. It was declared out on December 31, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,203 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2021
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped November 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM PST, 8,203 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.507, -118.768.
The incident
- Size
- 8,203 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2021 at 11:22 AM PDT
- Contained
- December 31, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- December 31, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Sequoia National Park
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Three Rivers
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $56,666,667
- Part of
- KNP Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CAKNP-000118
- IRWIN identifier
- 927D7096-8E3E-41D0-8D43-7EC1E58BA489
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Three Rivers, 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 July 1, 2023 at 2:24 PM PDT. Identifier 2021-CAKNP-000118.