McCash Fire (2021): Following the McCash Fire across a change of reporting scale

The Six Rivers incident record gives a lightning start in August and containment in November. A federal incident-team summary covers a narrower assignment, September 19 to October 3. A later county service review treats McCash as one of Siskiyou’s large fires.

Incident record

Reported start18 August 2021
Location in the incident recordTen Bear Mtn McCash Creek
County listingSiskiyou
Reported footprint94,962 acres
Recorded containment100%
Containment entry2 November 2021

Following the McCash Fire across a change of reporting scale

The three records serve different purposes. The team assignment covers only part of the response, while the county comparison is about size. Neither provides a reason to replace the incident start or containment date with the boundaries of the reporting period.

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