Hirz Fire
{{Short description|2018 wildfire in Northern California}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox wildfire
|title=Hirz Fire
|location=Shasta National Forest, California, United States
|coordinates={{coord|40.891|N|122.228|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|pushpin_map=California
|pushpin_map_caption=The fire's location in Northern California
|cost=Unknown
|date={{Unbulleted list|{{Start date|2018|08|09}} – |{{End date|2018|09|12}}}}
|area={{convert|46,150|acre|km2|0}}
|buildings=None
|cause=
|landuse=
|injuries=None reported
|fatalities=None reported
|perps=
|motive=
}}
The Hirz Fire was a 2018 wildfire that burned near Lakehead, California in the Shasta National Forest. The fire burned a total of {{convert|46,150|acre|km2|0}}, before it was fully contained on September 12. The fire was burning only a few miles from the enormous Carr Fire, the sixth-most destructive fire in California history.{{Cite web|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6116/|title=Hirz Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System|website=inciweb.nwcg.gov|language=en|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911163653/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6116/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Watkins-Bennett |first1=Linda |title=HIRZ FIRE BURNING NEAR SHASTA LAKE |url=http://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/news/Hirz-fire-burning-near-Shasta-Lake--490750751.html |access-date=14 August 2018 |publisher=Action News Now |date=August 13, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Woods |first1=Allison |last2=Schack |first2=Mindy |title=Hirz Fire grows to 3,825 acres, containment still at five percent |url=https://krcrtv.com/news/shasta-county/firefighters-respond-to-hirz-fire-in-lakehead |access-date=14 August 2018 |publisher=KRCR TV |date=August 9, 2018}} On September 10, the growing Delta Fire burned into the western perimeter of the Hirz Fire.{{cite web|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6191/|title=Delta Fire|publisher=National Wildfire Coordinating Group|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=September 13, 2018|language=en|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919233958/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6191/|url-status=dead}}
Progression
The fire began on August 9, 2018.
The fire continued to burn through August 2018. On August 13, 2018, the Hirz Fire had burned {{convert|4,404|acres|km2}} and was 5% contained.
The Hirz Fire continued to grow in size, eventually reaching {{convert|46,150|acres|km2}} by early September 2018. Afterward, fire growth stopped, while firefighters made significant progress on containing the fire. On September 10, the growing Delta Fire burned into the western perimeter of the Hirz Fire. During the evening of September 12, the Hirz Fire was 100% contained, at {{convert|46,150|acres|km2}}.