Wildfire — Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County, Oregon

2023-08-01 to 2023-08-06 · Northern & Eastern Klamath County & Western Lake County, Oregon

Event narrative

The Golden wildfire started at 11:55 PST on 07/22/23. The location is 9 miles north of Bonanza. Humans caused the fire. As of the last report at 0530 PST on 08/06/23, the fire covered 2137 acres and was 100 percent contained. 46 residences and 71 outbuildings for a total of 117 structures had been lost, and 8.3 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.

Wider weather episode

The Golden wildfire started at 11:55 PST on 07/22/23. The fire is located 9 miles north of Bonanza. Humans caused the fire. As of the last report at 0530 PST on 08/06/23, the fire covered 2137 acres and was 100 percent contained. 46 residences and 71 outbuildings for a total of 117 structures had been lost, and 8.3 million dollars had been spent on firefighting efforts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1127850. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.