Zogg Fire

Zogg Fire
A firefighting handcrew protects homes from the Zogg Fire near Igo on October 2
Date(s)
  • September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)
  • October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)
LocationShasta County & Tehama County, California, United States
Coordinates40°32′21″N 122°34′00″W / 40.53927°N 122.56656°W / 40.53927; -122.56656
Statistics[1]
Burned area56,338 acres (22,799 ha)
Impacts
Deaths4
Non-fatal injuries1
Structures destroyed204 destroyed and 27 damaged
Ignition
CauseTrees contacting PG&E distribution line
Map
Zogg Fire is located in California
Zogg Fire
Location in California

The Zogg Fire (named that because it started at Zogg Mine Road and Jenny Bird Lane) was a wildfire that burned 56,338 acres (22,799 ha) in southwestern Shasta County and northwestern Tehama County, which are both in California, in the United States, as part of the severe 2020 California wildfire season. The fire was first reported on September 27, 2020 and was not fully contained until October 13, 2020,[2] by which time it had destroyed much of the communities of Igo and Ono, killing four people and destroying 204 buildings.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Zogg Fire". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Zogg Fire Incident Report". www.fire.ca.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-03-28.