Gold Complex 2024

Started: Jul 24 3,007 acre 98% contained Wildfire
Portola, California, United States
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Gold Complex has burned 3,007 acres, burning 4 miles west of Portola.

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The Gold Complex was discovered July 22 after lightning passed through the area and is made up of two fires - Mill and Smith.

The Mill Fire was three separate fires that burned together east of Whitehawk and south of Gold Mountain.

The Smith Fire is north of Highway 70 near south of Smith Peak.

These fires were managed by California Complex Interagency Incident Management Team 10 under a full-suppression strategy from Wednesday, July 24 through Tuesday, August 7.  A local Type 3 Team officially took command of the fire at 0600 on Wednesday, August 7.

108 Days Active
4 mi W From Portola from the fire location
3,007 Acres 58% the size of JFK Airport 3.6x the size of Central Park
98%
Contained +0% in last 24h

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Gold Complex Fire Growth History
Gold Complex Containment History

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