What the records say
- When
- Aug 1992
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 40.59° N, 122.48° W
- Description
- 1992 wildfire in Shasta County, California
- Deaths
- 0
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Fountain Fire
1992 wildfire in Northern California
The Fountain Fire was a large and destructive wildfire in Shasta County, California, United States, in 1992. The fire ignited on August 20 in an act of probable but unattributed arson, and was quickly driven northeast by strong winds. It outpaced firefighters for two days, exhibiting extreme behavior such as long-range spot fires, crown fire runs, and pyrocumulonimbus clouds with dry lightning.
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