Calaveras County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
10,374 acres Aug 9, 7:01 PM
|
10,339 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−35 acres
was 10,374 acres · Aug 9, 7:01 PM
|
−35 acres
in 8 days
|
| Containment |
94% Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+6 percent
was 94% · Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
+6 percent
in 5 days
|
| Crew size |
1,325 Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
689
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−636
was 1,325 · Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
−636
in 5 days
|
| Money spent |
$34.6M Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
$37.4M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$2.8M
was $34.6M · Aug 12, 7:00 PM
|
+$2.8M
in 5 days
|
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The Gann Fire is a wildfire near Calaveras County, California. It has burned about 10,339 acres (about 8,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported 13 days ago. About 689 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 10:01 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
84°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 7 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
57°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 6 to 9 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Saturday
86°F · Sunny
Wind 7 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Saturday Night
59°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 8 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
89°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 8 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 10:06 a.m. CDT.
About 689 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $37 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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