Deep Fire
The Deep Fire was reported on August 15, 2023 in Trinity County, California and burned 4,198 acres. It was declared out on November 2, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,198 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped February 6, 2024 at 8:36 AM PST, 4,198 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.936, -122.927.
The incident
- Size
- 4,198 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023 at 7:37 AM PDT
- Contained
- October 2, 2023 at 5:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 27, 2023 at 12:06 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 2, 2023 at 2:49 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles north of Weaverville, CA in Stuart Fork Drainage
- County
- Trinity County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Weaverville, CA
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $14,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CASHF-000973
- IRWIN identifier
- A6ABF2C6-4C3E-4949-AD08-4080ACCC1DAE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 16, 2023 (1,123 acres) to February 6, 2024 (4,198 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,555 acres, mapped August 20, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2023 | 1,123 | |
| August 17, 2023 | 2,107 | +984 |
| August 18, 2023 | 2,107 | 0 |
| August 20, 2023 | 3,662 | +1,555 |
| August 21, 2023 | 3,662 | 0 |
| August 23, 2023 | 3,759 | +97 |
| August 24, 2023 | 3,764 | +5 |
| August 25, 2023 | 3,786 | +22 |
| August 26, 2023 | 3,818 | +32 |
| August 27, 2023 | 3,852 | +34 |
| August 28, 2023 | 3,924 | +72 |
| August 30, 2023 | 4,114 | +190 |
| August 31, 2023 | 4,186 | +72 |
| September 2, 2023 | 4,192 | +6 |
| September 4, 2023 | 4,198 | +6 |
| February 6, 2024 | 4,198 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weaverville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Weaverville, CA14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lewiston, CA17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Hayfork, CA30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Shasta, CA33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Valley (historical), CA34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Shasta Lake, CA34 miles southeast 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 22, 2023 at 8:35 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CASHF-000973.