Wildfire — Central Siskiyou County, California

2014-09-15 to 2014-09-21 · Central Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

The Boles fire started on the afternoon of 09/15/14 and spread quickly due to strong winds. It devastated the town of Weed in northern California. In a matter of hours 222 structures were lost, including many homes and part of a lumber mill. As of September 21st, the fire was 479 acres in size and was 100 percent contained. 6.2 million dollars were spent on firefighting efforts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 538016. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.