Scott Fire
The Scott Fire was reported on August 15, 2023 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 918 acres. It was fully contained on September 4, 2023.
- Size
- 918 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2023 at 10:28 AM PST, 1,936 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.661, -123.093.
The incident
- Size
- 918 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023 at 7:14 AM PDT
- Contained
- September 4, 2023 at 7:00 AM PDT
- Controlled
- December 11, 2023 at 10:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Siskiyou County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CAKNF-006941
- IRWIN identifier
- E9353CA9-2BDC-4B36-8A3B-CD488DF69E12
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 17, 2023 (0 acres) to December 11, 2023 (1,936 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,094 acres, mapped August 25, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2023 | 0 | |
| August 19, 2023 | 42 | +42 |
| August 20, 2023 | 187 | +145 |
| August 22, 2023 | 226 | +39 |
| August 23, 2023 | 351 | +125 |
| August 24, 2023 | 376 | +25 |
| August 25, 2023 | 1,470 | +1,094 |
| August 26, 2023 | 1,862 | +392 |
| August 27, 2023 | 1,877 | +15 |
| August 28, 2023 | 1,882 | +5 |
| August 29, 2023 | 1,882 | 0 |
| August 30, 2023 | 1,886 | +4 |
| September 6, 2023 | 1,886 | 0 |
| September 7, 2023 | 1,886 | 0 |
| September 13, 2023 | 1,886 | 0 |
| December 11, 2023 | 1,936 | +50 |
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 11, 2023 at 10:19 AM PST. Identifier 2023-CAKNF-006941.