Gap Fire (2016)

This article is about the 2016 fire in Seiad Valley. For the 2008 fire in Santa Barbara, see Gap Fire (2008).
Gap Fire

NASA MODIS satellite photo of smoke from the Gap Fire on August 30, 2016. Mount Shasta is in the lower right corner of the photograph.
Location Klamath National Forest, Seiad Valley, Siskiyou County, California
Coordinates 41°51′04″N 123°07′05″W / 41.851°N 123.118°W / 41.851; -123.118
Statistics[1]
Date(s) August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27) - September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)
Burned area 33,867 acres (137 km2)
Map

Location of fire in California

The Gap Fire was a 2016 wildfire that burned in Seiad Valley, California.[1] The fire burned 33,867 acres (137 km2) of land from August through September.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gap Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. "Gap Fire fully contained". Times-Standard. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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