| Carr Fire | |
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.jpg) The Carr Fire's smoke plume produces a large pyrocumulus cloud on July 26, 2018 | |
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| Location | Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°39′44″N 122°37′43″W / 40.66222°N 122.62861°W |
| Statistics[1][2] | |
| Burned area | 229,651 acres (92,936 ha; 359 sq mi; 929 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 3 firefighters, 5 civilians |
| Non-fatal injuries | 11 |
| Structures destroyed | 1,604 |
| Damage | >$1.659 billion (2018 USD)[3][4][5] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Sparks from tire failure of a vehicle |
| Map | |
 The maximum extent of the Carr Fire | |
  Location of the fire in California | |
The Carr Fire was a large wildfire in 2018 in Northern California's Shasta and Trinity counties. The fire ignited on July 23 and burned 229,651 acres (92,936 hectares) before it was fully contained on August 30. The Carr Fire destroyed 1,604 structures, including more than a thousand homes, and damaged 277 others.[1] At the time it was the sixth-most destructive fire in California history (now the ninth-most destructive fire),[6][7][8] as well as the seventh-largest wildfire in recorded California history (now the fourteenth-largest).[9] The Carr Fire cost over $1.659 billion (2018 USD), including $1.5 billion in insured losses and more than $158.7 million in suppression costs.[3][4][5] At its height, the fire engaged as many as 4,766 personnel from multiple agencies.[10]
The fire was reported on the afternoon of July 23, 2018, near the intersection of Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road in the Whiskeytown district of the Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area. The fire was started when a flat tire on a vehicle caused the wheel's rim to scrape against the asphalt, creating sparks.[11] On July 26, the fire jumped the Sacramento River, making its way into the city of Redding, causing the evacuation of 38,000 people. Evacuations also took place in Summit City, Keswick, Lewiston, Shasta Lake City, Igo, Ono, and French Gulch. Eight people died in the fire, including three firefighters.
- ^ a b "Carr Fire - Incident Update". CALFIRE. State of California. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ Bransford, Scott; Caron, Christina (July 28, 2018). "Woman and 2 of Her Great-Grandchildren Die in Carr Fire, Family Says". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Don Jergler (August 2, 2018). "Carr Fire Losses May Reach $1.5B in Likely Another Destructive Season for California". Insurance Journal. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Alejandra Reyes-Velarde; Hugo Martin; Alene Tchekmedyian (August 24, 2018). "California's wildfires are deterring tourists and hitting taxpayers hard, officials say". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 National Large Incident Year-to-Date Report" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. September 5, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ "Carr Fire becomes 6th most destructive fire in California state history". FOX40. July 31, 2018. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires" (PDF). CalFire. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires" (PDF). California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Top 20 Largest California Wildfires" (PDF). CAL FIRE. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ "CAL FIRE SHU (@CALFIRESHU)". twitter.com. Twitter. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ Hutzler, Alexandra (August 4, 2018). "A flat tire caused California's deadly Carr wildfire, hundreds of thousands of acres burned". Newsweek. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.