The Mud Fire was a wildfire north of
Litchfield,
Lassen County,
California in the
United States. The fire, which was reported on August 29, 2017, burned a total of . It was fully contained on September 1. The fire was caused by lightning.
Progression
The Mud Fire was first reported on August 29 at 2:30 pm. The fire, located east of
US Route 395
U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canada–US border near Laurier, where the road b ...
and north of Litchfield, was started by
lightning and was fueled by rangeland grass,
sagebrush and juniper. The fire was contained on September 1 and burned a total of . A total of 13 fire personnel fought the fire.
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Effects
No structures of infrastructure were damaged by the Mud Fire, however, significant habitat for the greater sage-grouse was destroyed.[
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References
2017 California wildfires
History of Lassen County, California
Wildfires in Lassen County, California
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