California wildfires

Hancock Fire

OutSiskiyou County, California2023Wildfire

The Hancock Fire was reported on August 21, 2023 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 1,728 acres. It was declared out on October 25, 2023.

Size
1,728 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 21, 2023

Map

Perimeter mapped January 3, 2024 at 1:46 PM PST, 1,728 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.452, -123.301.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Etna

The incident

Size
1,728 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 21, 2023 at 9:45 AM PDT
Contained
September 25, 2023 at 1:35 AM PDT
Controlled
October 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT
Declared out
October 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
County
Siskiyou County
State
California
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Part of
SRF Lightning Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2023-CASRF-001016
IRWIN identifier
71F3BE9B-494A-444D-A8AE-C092A852ED04

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 23, 2023 (7 acres) to September 15, 2023 (1,740 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,456 acres, mapped August 30, 2023.

DayAcresChange
August 23, 20237
August 25, 202386+79
August 26, 202399+13
August 27, 2023990
August 28, 2023990
August 29, 2023990
August 30, 20231,555+1,456
August 31, 20231,5550
September 3, 20231,720+165
September 4, 20231,7200
September 5, 20231,738+18
September 6, 20231,7380
September 7, 20231,7380
September 9, 20231,7380
September 13, 20231,740+2
September 15, 20231,7400

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Etna, 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 July 21, 2024 at 6:18 PM PDT. Identifier 2023-CASRF-001016.