Fire at a glance (numbers)

  • Incident Name: MacDonald, Higgins
  • State: CA
  • Lead Agency: NEU
  • Size (acres): 1
  • Percent Contained: 100%
  • Estimate of Containment: July 9, 2022
  • Personnel: 30+
  • Structures Destroyed: 0

MacDonald, MacDonald Road in the Higgins area, Nevada County.

July 9, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Air Attack 230 is departing from the MacDonald Fire, headed to the Dutch incident.

July 9, 2022 at 4:13 PM

Tanker 89 is being released from the fire. Forward progress has been stopped.

July 9, 2022 at 4:10 PM

MacDonald IC is releasing resources back to their stations.

July 9, 2022 at 4:09 PM

Helicopter continues to work the fire, ground resources completing lines.

July 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Good progress on the MacDonald Fire, now estimated at 1.5 acres.

July 9, 2022 at 3:49 PM

Additional resources requested to the fire.

July 9, 2022 at 3:44 PM

Air Attack 230 and Tanker 89 report 5 acres burning at a slow rate of spread in grass and oak woodland on the Mc Donald Fire.

macdonald Fire

July 9, 2022 at 3:37 PM

Full wildland dispatch for a grass fire (10 by 10 spot) on McDonald Road in the Higgins area.