No longer in the daily fire updates. The Sugar Fire last appeared in an official report on July 2, 2021, at 105,075 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Sugar Fire

Plumas County, California · Wildfire

No longer active
First reported about 63 months ago
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Size
105,075 acres
Sep 17, 2:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Sugar Fire summary

The Sugar Fire is a wildfire near Plumas County, California. It has burned about 105,075 acres (about 80,000 football fields). It was first reported about 63 months ago.

Size
105,075 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 2, 2021 (first reported about 63 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 2nd at 6:04 p.m. CDT.

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