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Contained CA Fires
 
Incident Name
State
Lead
Agency
Size
(acres)
Percent
Contained
Estimate of Containment
Personnel
Structures Lost
CA
MVU
95
100
August 28, 2011
250
0

Barrett, 1/4 mile east of Battett Lake, noth of Potrero. (San Diego County).  Read More

CA
Napa
90
100
November 2, 2011
200

Loma, Loma Vista Dr & Soda Canyon Rd, north of Napa (Napa County). Homes in area remain evacuated.  Read More

CA
SQF
9,820
100
September 20
150
1

Canyon, Sequoia NF. IMT 2 (Cooper). Eight miles west of Lake Isabella, CA. Brush and grass. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
KNF
9,020
100
October 30
132
0

Sheep, Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP. Previously reported incident. Two miles southwest of Cedar Grove, CA. Timber and brush.  Read More

CA
LPF
89
100
08/22
901
2

La Brea, Los Padres NF. IMT1 (Pincha-Tulley)Twenty-one miles east of Santa Maria, CA. Chaparral and grass. Contained on August 22, 2009.  Read More

CA
PNF
88
100
August 17
396
0

Caribou Complex - At 5 PM on Friday Plumas National Forest fire crews were dispatched to four separate fires located in the Feather River Canyon. Two are located near Woody’s Hotsprings about 2 miles east of Twain. The other two fires are between Belden and Caribou.  Read More

CA
BDU
860
100
Sept. 4
503
1

Pendleton, San Bernardino Unit, Cal Fire. Two miles east of Yucaipa, CA. Brush. Minimal fire activity. Contained on September 3, 2009.  Read More

CA
LMU
853
100
Aug. 30
869
0

Day, Lassen-Modoc Unit, Cal Fire. Five miles northeast of Pittville, CA. Timber. Smoldering with isolated flareups. Residences threatened.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE
850
100
March 20
100
19

Center Fire, Big Pine, Inyo County.  Read More

CA
ORC
80
100
Nov. 26
200
0

241 Fire, NB 241 HWY/Windy Ridge Toll Plaza - Unincorporated Orange County - burning on the east side of the toll road (Thomas Bros. Map 771E6)  Read More

CA
YNP
7425
100
Sept. 10
760
0

Big Meadow, Yosemite National Park, NPS. IMT1 (McGowan). Three miles northeast of El Portal, CA. Brush with heavy dead and down fuels. Isolated pockets of fuel continue to burn.  Read More

CA
YNP
715
unknown
60
0

Avalanche, Yosemite NP. Seven miles southwest of Yosemite Valley, CA. Timber. Moderate fire activity.  Read More

CA
LNU
715
100
August 28, 2011
250
0

Beacon, Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit, Cal Fire. Three miles northeast of Fairfield, CA. Grass.  Read More

CA
BDF
7128
100
Oct. 10
401
5

Sheep, San Bernardino NF. Transfer of command from IMT2 (Woychak) back to local unit will occur today. Four miles north of Lytle Creek, CA. Timber and brush. Contained.  Read More

CA
CZU
7
100
08/23
819
13

Lockheed, San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, Cal Fire. Cal Fire IMT1 (Hutchinson). Four miles northwest of Boulder Creek, CA. Timber and brush. Contained.  Read More

CA
LPF
698
100
September 5, 2011
166
0

Figueroa, Los Padres NF. Eleven miles east of Santa Ynez, CA. Grass. Minimal fire behavior.  Read More

CA
OVD
686
100
July 27
94
0

Potato, Owens Valley District, BLM. Seven miles southeast of Bridgeport, CA. Sagebrush. Minimal fire activity. Precipitation occurred over the fire area yesterday.  Read More

CA
MDF
67
100
July 30
273
0

Modoc Lightning Complex, Modoc NF. IMT 2 (Swartzlander). Twenty miles southwest of Alturas, CA. Timber, brush and grass. Smoldering with isolated torching and short-range spotting. Numerous structures threatened. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit
67
100
August 30, 2011
117
0

Greenspot Rd and Florida St, Mentone in San Bernardino County. Smoldering.  Read More

CA
BEU
6437
100
Aug. 31
367
1

Gloria, San Benito-Monterey Unit, Cal Fire. Four miles east of Gonzales, CA. Brush and grass. Contained.  Read More

CA
ANF
634
100
unknown
599
0

Mint, Angeles NF. Twelve miles west of Palmdale, CA. Brush. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
AFC
617
100
Oct. 3
58

Highway, Vandenberg Air Force Base, DOD. Ten miles northwest of Lompoc, CA. Chaparral. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
MEU
617
100
August 7, 2011
406
0

Pass, Mendocino Unit, Cal Fire. Five miles east of Covelo, CA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire activity. Reduced acreage due to more accurate mapping.  Read More

CA
NEU
60
100
Sept. 30
200+
0

Sunset, South Placer, Roseville 1/2 mile west of Thunder Valley Casino on Hwy 65 . Wind-driven fire.  Read More

CA
STF
6
100
Contained
9
0

Knight - Fire is burning in brush, grass, down timber heavy slash near Mount Knight on the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River in Tuolumne County, north/east of Columbia and north of Twain Harte. Cause of the fire is under investigation.  Read More

CA
NEU
6
100
Sept. 7
50+
0

Pleasant, North San Juan, Nevada County. Heavy brush. Air resources on site.  Read More

CA
NEU
6
100
Sept. 30
100
0

Hollow, east of Lincoln Ca.  Read More

CA
CND
560
100
July 18
196
0

Bodfish, Central California District, BLM Kern County. Two miles southwest of Bodfish, CA. Brush and Grass. Demobilization of resources has begun. Caliente Bodfish Road is open to traffic.  Read More

CA
KNF
560
100
September 10, 2011
100
0

Onion, Klamath NF. Fifteen miles southeast of Cecilville, CA. Timber litter. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE/NEU
56
100
October 12
125
0

Bridge, Placer County, CA Baseline and Walerga Road, west of Roseville. The forward spread of the fire has been stopped.  Read More

CA
BDF
541
100
September 26, 2011
53
0

Windy Point, San Bernardino NF. Seven miles northwest of Palm Springs, CA. Grass.  Read More

CA
ENF
541
100
December 6, 2011
296
0

The Eldorado National Forest Wind Complex is now 100% contained. As of 7:00 Thursday morning, management of all fires has been turned over to the respective districts. All off forest resources have been released and local district resources will continue to patrol fires.  Read More

CA
LNU
508
100
August 15, 2011
253
0

Knoxville, Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit, Cal Fire. Twenty-nine miles north of Napa, CA. Brush and grass. Moderate fire activity.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE / Riverside County Fire
500
100
May 12
215
0

Riverside County - Near Granite Hill and Quartz Canyon, north of Hwy 60 in the Glen Avon area.  Read More

CA
Cal Fire
500
100
Unknown
250
0

Wagon Wheel, off Wagon Wheel Road and Darking Road, east of Agua Dulce, Los Angeles County. Good progress is being made by firefighters. Forward spread of the fire has been stopped.  Read More

CA
AEU
50
100
Sept. 30
100+

US50 and Scott, Sacramento County. Grass.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE
50
100
June 28
120
0

Industrial, near Thunder Valley Casino in Placer County, CA. Grasslands fire.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE NEU
50
100
August 17, 2011
60
0

Smartsville, off Hammonton Smartsville Road.  Read More

CA
BDU
5,353
100
September 16, 2011
275
0

John, San Bernardino Unit, Cal Fire. Two miles south of Big Pine, CA. Brush.  Read More

CA
KRN
5,296
100
June 21, 2011
439
2

Antelope, Kern County Fire Dept. Twenty miles southwest of Lost Hills, CA. Chaparral. Minimal behavior.  Read More

CA
SNF
5,231
100
September 4, 2011
371
0

Motor, Sierra NF. Thirteen miles northeast of Mariposa, CA. Chaparral. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
NEU
5
100
Aug. 28
120
0

Bowman, CAL FIRE Hwy 80 and Bowman Road. Air tac reports some spotting.  Read More

CA
SHF
5
100
Sept. 09
100
0

Fire fighters from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest are responding to a grass and oak woodlands fire just north of Pigeon Point campground, west of Helena, Calif.  Read More

CA
BTU
5
100
September 10, 2011
60
1

Honey, Honey Run Road - Butte Canyon. Started by a structure fire, extended to wildland. Near the Covered Bridge, 1821 Honey Run Road.  Read More

CA
CZU
485
100
Oct. 27
1,499
3

Loma, San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit, Cal Fire. Twelve miles northeast of Santa Cruz, CA. Brush and timber. Creeping with isolated group tree torching. Reduction in acreage due to more accurate mapping.  Read More

CA
ENF
483
100
unknown
10
0

Long Fire, South of Highway 50 Packsaddle Pass area Southwest of the community of Strawberry. Eldorado National Forest.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE
463
100
December 5, 2011
0

TCU December Wind Event, Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit, Cal Fire. Six miles north of Arnold, CA. Heavy logging slash and brush. Moderate fire activity with spotting and torching.  Read More

CA
PNF
445
100
08/30
75
0

Elephant, Plumas NF. Transfer of command from IMT2 (Swartzlander) back to local unit occurred yesterday. Twenty-five miles north of Oroville, CA. Timber. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
SBF
42
100
October 22, 2011
120
0

The Mill Fire started Friday afternoon east of the Mill Creek Ranger Station and south of Highway 38 on Yucaipa Ridge in San Bernardino County. Acreage change from more accurate mapping.  Read More

CA
SQF
400
100
Sept. 29
502
0

Power, Sequoia NF. IMT 2 (Johnson). Eight miles northeast of Porterville, CA. Timber and brush. Creeping and smoldering. Road closures in effect. Contained.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE
400
100
September 25, 2011
200
1

TUU September Lightning, Tulare Unit, Cal Fire. Fourteen miles northeast of Visalia , CA. Timber. No movement is anticipated on the fires.  Read More

CA
TNF
40
100
July 24
80
0

Ina, Mount Ina Coolbrith, approx. 5.5 miles ENE of Loyalton CA. Tahoe National Forest reporting a vegetation fire.  Read More

CA
TNF
4
100
Sept. 13
40
0

September, Tahoe National Forest. Lightning-caused fires, multiple locations.  Read More

CA
NEU
3891
100
08/24
76
2

Yuba, Nevada-Yuba Placer Unit, Cal Fire. Three miles southeast of Dobbins, CA. Timber, chaparral and grass. Full containment achieved today, August 24, 2009. Demobilization of excess resources is ongoing. Minimal fire activity.  Read More

CA
KNF
371
100
August 4
273
0

Dutch, Klamath NF. Transfer of command from IMT 2 (Fillis) back to local unit today. Five miles northeast of Klamath River, CA. Chaparral. Smoldering.  Read More

CA
MNF
350
100
Contained 08/13
276
0

Summit, Mendocino NF. IMT2 (Swarztlander). Twenty-five miles west of Stonyford, CA. Timber. Active fire behavior with torching and crowning. The Summit Fire is currently burning on the Mendocino National Forest near the Summit Springs Trailhead in the Snow Mountain Wilderness on the Grindstone Ranger District.  Read More

CA
NEU
350
100
July 11, 2011
80
0

Smartsville Diggins on the north side of the Yuba River, north of Hwy 20 at Siccard Flat.  Read More

CA
BDF
350
100
August 24, 2011
200
1

Ken, San Bernardino NF. Seven miles west of Crestline, CA. Chaparral. Active fire behavior.  Read More

CA
BDU
347
100
Sept. 26
5
0

Crafton, San Bernardino Unit, Cal Fire. One mile west of Yucaipa, CA. Brush and grass.  Read More

CA
CAL FIRE
345
100
August 30, 2011
555
0

Oasis, Los Angeles County. Seven miles northwest of Wrightwood, CA. Chaparral. Moderate fire activity.  Read More

 

Latest Headlines

Contained CA Fires

Scissors

Soda Canyon

Mosquito

Eldorado Wind Complex

Amador - El Dorado Complex

Tuolumne-Calaveras County Wind Event

Chalk

198 Fire

Stampede

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