Willow Fire
The Willow Fire was reported on June 17, 2021 in Monterey County, California and burned 2,877 acres. It was declared out on November 15, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,877 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2021
- Personnel
- 9
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM PDT, 2,878 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.207, -121.560.
The incident
- Size
- 2,877 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 17, 2021 at 8:10 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM PST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause, Other, Known
- Location
- Arroyo Seco Recreational Area, Tassajara Hot Springs, Ventana Wilderness
- County
- Monterey County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- 14 Miles SW of Greenfield
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CALPF-001493
- IRWIN identifier
- 4663977B-C875-4CC9-B8A6-9724F584B598
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Sur, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Sur, CA14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Greenfield, CA19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Soledad, CA20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gonzales, CA22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Carmel Valley Village, CA24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- King City, CA24 miles east of the fire’s origin
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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 November 16, 2021 at 2:00 PM PST. Identifier 2021-CALPF-001493.