Island Fire
The Island Fire was reported on August 17, 2023 in Del Norte County, California and burned 378 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 378 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped January 16, 2024 at 4:02 PM PST, 378 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.760, -123.696.
The incident
- Size
- 378 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2023 at 4:27 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-000991
- IRWIN identifier
- 7CEB1406-3733-4E4C-A38A-220FF2F8D662
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 18, 2023 (132 acres) to September 9, 2023 (378 acres). The largest one-day growth was 125 acres, mapped August 23, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2023 | 132 | |
| August 19, 2023 | 132 | 0 |
| August 20, 2023 | 170 | +38 |
| August 21, 2023 | 178 | +8 |
| August 23, 2023 | 303 | +125 |
| August 24, 2023 | 316 | +13 |
| August 27, 2023 | 357 | +41 |
| August 28, 2023 | 358 | +1 |
| August 29, 2023 | 365 | +7 |
| August 30, 2023 | 371 | +6 |
| August 31, 2023 | 378 | +7 |
| September 2, 2023 | 378 | 0 |
| September 3, 2023 | 378 | 0 |
| September 9, 2023 | 378 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gasquet, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gasquet, CA15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Happy Camp, CA16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Bertsch-Oceanview, CA24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fort Dick, CA24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Crescent City, CA26 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cave Junction, OR28 miles north 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 11:07 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CASRF-000991.