Sku August Lightning Complex
The Sku August Lightning Complex was reported on August 15, 2023 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 884 acres. It was fully contained on August 27, 2023.
- Size
- 884 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023
- Personnel
- 2
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are mapped for the fires in the complex; the map shows each one. Point of origin 41.704, -122.641.
The incident
- Size
- 884 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023 at 4:14 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Pondosa
- County
- Siskiyou County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Incident type
- Complex
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CASKU-006991
- IRWIN identifier
- EBBB3ACF-4CF6-4227-B810-D7809ED9A355
Fires in the Sku August Lightning Complex12
| Fire | County | Acres | Contained | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranch Fire | Siskiyou | 792 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Long Fire | Siskiyou | 30 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Schuler Fire | Siskiyou | 0.3 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Pipeline Fire | Siskiyou | 0.3 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Ditch Fire | Siskiyou | 0.2 | 100% | Aug 23, 2023 |
| Ferry Fire | Siskiyou | 0.1 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Hossick Fire | Siskiyou | 0.1 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Meamber Fire | Siskiyou | 0.1 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Corral Fire | Siskiyou | 0 | 100% | Aug 19, 2023 |
| Crossland Fire | Siskiyou | 0 | 100% | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Ash Fire | Siskiyou | 0 | 100% | Aug 16, 2023 |
| White Fire | Siskiyou | 0 | 100% | Aug 15, 2023 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Yreka, 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 February 22, 2024 at 1:59 PM PST. Identifier 2023-CASKU-006991.