What the records say
- When
- 17 Aug 2020 – 15 Nov 2020
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 39.66° N, 122.81° W
- Description
- 2020 wildfire in California
- Participants
- 1162
- Cause
- lightning strike
August Complex fire
2020 gigafire in Northern California
The August Complex fire was a massive wildfire complex that burned in the Coast Range of Northern California, in Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity, and Shasta Counties. The complex originated as 38 separate fires started by lightning strikes on August 16–17, 2020. Four of the largest fires, the Doe, Tatham, Glade, and Hull fires, had burned together by August 30.
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