Mendocino Fire Map 2018
Structure fire near little river severely burns one person.
Mendocino fire map 2018. The mendocino complex fire has become the largest fire in california s history and it includes the ranch and river fires which are totaling more than 240 000 acres as of 9 30 a m. The mendocino complex comprises two vegetation fires that burned within miles of each other near clear lake in northern california. Within hours of being reported the fire had injured two firefighters. Through the end of august 2018 cal fire alone spent 432 million on operations.
A mendocino complex fire map update was issued earlier today. The mendocino complex made up of two fires has burned more than. Topshot a firetruck drives past a back burn during the mendocino complex fire in upper lake california on july 31 2018. The fire is now at 305 490 acres 68 contained.
The first of the two fires reported was the ranch fire which was reported on july 27 2018 at 12 05 pm pdt off highway 20 near potter valley. No spread into the wildland updated 9 17 hopland extension gets 100k grant to provide locally specific wildfire education programs firewood permits for mendocino national forest available through september. The ranch fire is part of the mendocino. Where is mendocino complex.
As of may 2019. The thomas fire burned for 39 days but didn t see. The mendocino complex started slower than the thomas fire but grew to overtake the 2017 blaze and reach 300 000 acres in less than two weeks. The mendocino complex fire has charred more than 283 000 acres making it the largest blaze in california.
The 2018 wildfire season was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season ever recorded in california with a total of 8 527 fires burning an area of 1 893 913 acres 766 439 ha the largest area of burned acreage recorded in a fire season according to the california department of forestry and fire protection cal fire and the national interagency fire center nifc as of december 21. California fires 2018 map. The fire started off highway 20 near potter valley northeast of ukiah. The mendocino complex fire is the largest fire in california s history and it includes the ranch and river fires which are totaling more than 300 000 acres as of august 8.