Head Fire
The Head Fire was reported on August 15, 2023 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 6,954 acres. It was declared out on February 26, 2024.
- Size
- 6,954 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023
- Personnel
- 128
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2024 at 9:17 AM PST, 6,954 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 41.778, -123.036.
The incident
- Size
- 6,954 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023 at 3:41 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Controlled
- October 12, 2023 at 11:52 AM PDT
- Declared out
- February 26, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- SCOTT BAR
- County
- Siskiyou County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 128
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $95,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CAKNF-006988
- IRWIN identifier
- 22C55899-C613-43FD-9ED3-5830DECD9073
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 16, 2023 (3,581 acres) to December 19, 2024 (6,954 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,733 acres, mapped August 20, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2023 | 3,581 | |
| August 19, 2023 | 4,568 | +987 |
| August 20, 2023 | 6,300 | +1,732 |
| August 23, 2023 | 6,628 | +328 |
| August 24, 2023 | 6,652 | +24 |
| August 25, 2023 | 6,772 | +120 |
| August 26, 2023 | 6,809 | +37 |
| August 27, 2023 | 6,841 | +32 |
| August 28, 2023 | 6,886 | +45 |
| August 29, 2023 | 6,886 | 0 |
| August 30, 2023 | 6,937 | +51 |
| September 6, 2023 | 6,941 | +4 |
| September 7, 2023 | 6,941 | 0 |
| September 10, 2023 | 6,941 | 0 |
| September 11, 2023 | 6,941 | 0 |
| December 19, 2024 | 6,954 | +13 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fort Jones, CA covers the area today.
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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 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CAKNF-006988.