Zogg Fire
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- September 27, 2020 –
- October 13, 2020
| Zogg Fire | |
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| Part of the 2020 California wildfires | |
 A firefighting handcrew protects homes from the Zogg Fire near Igo on October 2 | |
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| Location | Shasta County & Tehama County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°32′21″N 122°34′00″W / 40.53927°N 122.56656°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 56,338 acres (22,799 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
| Structures destroyed | 204 destroyed and 27 damaged |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Trees contacting PG&E distribution line |
| Map | |
  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]
The fire was first reported at 2:51 PM PDT on September 27, 2020. The fire quickly spread from an initial estimate of 100 acres (40 ha) to 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) by the night of September 27. By the morning of September 28, the fire had more than doubled to 15,000 acres (6,100 ha).[3] The fire grew further on September 28 to over 31,000 acres (12,545 ha).[4] As of October 13, the Zogg fire had burned 56,338 acres (22,799 ha) and was fully contained.[5]
