Windy Fire
The Windy Fire was reported on September 9, 2021 in Tulare County, California and burned 97,528 acres. It was declared out on December 14, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 97,528 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2021
- Personnel
- 117
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Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2021 at 8:00 PM PDT, 97,528 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.047, -118.631.
The incident
- Size
- 97,528 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 9, 2021 at 5:47 PM PDT
- Contained
- November 11, 2021 at 7:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- December 14, 2021 at 8:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1/4 mile S- SE of Cholollo CG and 2 Miles South of Camp Nelson
- County
- Tulare County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Porterville
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 117
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $78,421,741
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-CATIA-003058
- IRWIN identifier
- ACD5C207-BB83-4419-977D-3F64778081A3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springville, CA12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- East Porterville, CA19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Porterville, CA22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Alta Sierra, CA22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Kernville, CA23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Terra Bella, CA24 miles west 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 December 28, 2021 at 10:17 AM PST. Identifier 2021-CATIA-003058.