Updated: 10:19 a.m. June 21

First discovered: 19 hours ago, 3:07 p.m. June 20

Initial location: Modoc County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Mapes

Mapes Fire initially started 3:07 p.m. June 20 in Modoc County, California.

After being active for 19 hours, it has burned 7.2 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service, an increase of five acres since the last update. The cause of the fire is believed to be of natural origin. At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.

• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.

• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.

• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center