California wildfires

Sugar Fire

OutPlumas County, California2021Wildfire

The Sugar Fire was reported on July 2, 2021 in Plumas County, California and burned 105,076 acres. It was declared out on January 7, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
105,076 acres
Contained
98%
Discovered
July 2, 2021

Map

Perimeter mapped July 9, 2021 at 8:13 AM PDT, 105,076 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.839, -120.345.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Portola

The incident

Size
105,076 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
July 2, 2021 at 4:04 PM PDT
Contained
September 22, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
Controlled
October 27, 2021 at 6:00 PM PDT
Declared out
January 7, 2022 at 12:20 PM PST
Cause
Natural
County
Plumas County
State
California
Protecting agency
FS
Jurisdiction
FS
Land ownership at origin
State
Estimated cost to date
$494,401,420
Part of
Beckwourth Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2021-CAPNF-001046
IRWIN identifier
33088F36-F802-4500-86A4-82DA6A62425F

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 September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT. Identifier 2021-CAPNF-001046.