Wildfire — Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

2014-07-11 to 2014-07-26 · Mountains Southwest Shasta County To Northern Lake County, California

Event narrative

The Bully Fire in Shasta County began on the afternoon of July 11th as weather conditions were becoming drier and warmer. The fire started near Plantina Road at Bland Road west of Igo and Ono communities, caused by a vehicle driving over dry vegetation. By the time it was contained, the fire grew 12,661 acres, destroyed 20 structures, injured 21 people, and resulted in 1 death. The fire was estimated to have resulted in approximately 20 million dollars in damage and fire suppression efforts.

Wider weather episode

A warming trend developed Friday, July 11th and into the weekend from a warm high pressure system building westward over California. This resulted in temperatures in the 90s to low 100s with dry weather. Weather conditions combined with very dry fuels allowed the ignited Bully Fire to grow rapidly over several days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 532943. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.