Hill Fire
The Hill Fire was reported on July 15, 2024 in Humboldt County, California and burned 7,224 acres. It was declared out on January 13, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,224 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2024
- Personnel
- 141
Map
Perimeter mapped January 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM PST, 7,224 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.766, -123.643.
The incident
- Size
- 7,224 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM PDT
- Controlled
- January 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST
- Declared out
- January 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 miles east of Eureka, CA
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Willow Creek
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 141
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $42,539,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-CASRF-000586
- IRWIN identifier
- BB9142F4-470D-4DD8-844E-0E5FD52303BA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2024 (1,997 acres) to July 29, 2024 (7,224 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,705 acres, mapped July 17, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | 1,997 | |
| July 17, 2024 | 3,702 | +1,705 |
| July 18, 2024 | 4,033 | +331 |
| July 19, 2024 | 4,983 | +950 |
| July 20, 2024 | 5,513 | +530 |
| July 21, 2024 | 5,510 | -3 |
| July 22, 2024 | 6,161 | +651 |
| July 23, 2024 | 6,568 | +407 |
| July 24, 2024 | 7,098 | +530 |
| July 25, 2024 | 7,103 | +5 |
| July 26, 2024 | 7,224 | +121 |
| July 29, 2024 | 7,224 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willow Creek, 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 January 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM PST. Identifier 2024-CASRF-000586.