California wildfires

Hurdy Gurdy Fire

ContainedDel Norte County, California2023Wildfire

The Hurdy Gurdy Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Del Norte County, California and burned 2,678 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
2,678 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 18, 2023

Map

Perimeter mapped January 16, 2024 at 3:54 PM PST, 2,678 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.788, -123.788.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Gasquet

The incident

Size
2,678 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 18, 2023 at 11:16 AM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
County
Del Norte County
State
California
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Estimated cost to date
$7,017,000
Part of
Smith River Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2023-CASRF-000998
IRWIN identifier
224804E2-996A-4EBC-A200-ABD6A13BFF81

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 18, 2023 (766 acres) to October 5, 2023 (2,678 acres). The largest one-day growth was 491 acres, mapped August 20, 2023.

DayAcresChange
August 18, 2023766
August 19, 20237660
August 20, 20231,258+492
August 21, 20231,332+74
August 22, 20231,423+91
August 23, 20231,461+38
August 24, 20231,569+108
August 26, 20231,790+221
August 27, 20231,848+58
August 28, 20231,881+33
August 29, 20231,944+63
August 30, 20232,034+90
August 31, 20232,107+73
September 2, 20232,108+1
September 3, 20232,205+97
September 4, 20232,214+9
September 5, 20232,215+1
September 6, 20232,234+19
September 7, 20232,235+1
September 9, 20232,236+1
September 11, 20232,243+7
September 12, 20232,248+5
September 13, 20232,249+1
September 14, 20232,253+4
September 15, 20232,286+33
September 16, 20232,365+79
September 17, 20232,395+30
September 19, 20232,484+89
September 20, 20232,528+44
September 21, 20232,608+80
September 22, 20232,659+51
September 23, 20232,683+24
September 28, 20232,721+38
October 5, 20232,678-43

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gasquet, 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 January 8, 2024 at 11:07 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CASRF-000998.