Coon Fire
The Coon Fire was reported on August 15, 2023 in Del Norte County, California and burned 1,590 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,590 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped January 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM PST, 1,590 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.788, -123.915.
The incident
- Size
- 1,590 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023 at 4:58 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Del Norte County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Smith River Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CASRF-000966
- IRWIN identifier
- A5FB8B88-BFD6-446B-8791-8480CB2E03A3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 18, 2023 (287 acres) to August 30, 2023 (1,590 acres). The largest one-day growth was 302 acres, mapped August 26, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2023 | 287 | |
| August 19, 2023 | 287 | 0 |
| August 20, 2023 | 510 | +223 |
| August 21, 2023 | 519 | +9 |
| August 22, 2023 | 666 | +147 |
| August 23, 2023 | 788 | +122 |
| August 24, 2023 | 899 | +111 |
| August 26, 2023 | 1,201 | +302 |
| August 27, 2023 | 1,290 | +89 |
| August 28, 2023 | 1,411 | +121 |
| August 29, 2023 | 1,513 | +102 |
| August 30, 2023 | 1,590 | +77 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gasquet, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gasquet, CA5 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bertsch-Oceanview, CA13 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fort Dick, CA13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Crescent City, CA15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Harbor, OR26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Brookings, OR26 miles northwest 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 January 8, 2024 at 11:05 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CASRF-000966.