Knob Fire Incident Resource Page (Archived)

Latitude / Longitude Used: 40.8652, -123.6744 (initial Lat/Long)

10 Miles Radius Zip Codes: 95563, 95573

10 Miles Radius Towns/Cities: Salyer, Willow Creek

20 Miles Radius Zip Codes: 95563, 95573, 95525, 95550, 95527, 96046, 95549, 95524, 95521, 95519

20 Miles Radius Towns/Cities: Salyer, Willow Creek, Blue Lake, Korbel, Burnt Ranch, Hyampom, Kneeland, Bayside, Arcata, Mckinleyville

50 Miles RadiusZip Codes: 95563, 95573, 95525, 95550, 95527, 96046, 95549, 95524, 95521, 95519, 95518, 95502, 95503, 95501, 95546, 95534, 96010, 95570, 95564, 95556, 95537, 95528, 95547, 95540, 95526, 95551, 96048, 95565, 95562, 95569, 96041, 96093, 95555, 95536, 95514, 95552, 95571, 96031, 95554, 95545, 96052, 95553, 96024, 95559, 95511, 95595, 95558

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Mile radius size reference points: 10 mile radius covers about 314 sq miles, 20 mile radius covers about 1,257 sq miles, and 50 mile radius covers about 7,854 sq miles.

Acreage size reference points: 1 football field = about 1.3 acres; 640 acres = 1 sq mile;
12,800 acres = 20 sq miles; 32,000 acres = 50 sq miles; 96,000 acres = 150 sq miles; 320,000 acres = 500 sq miles; 480,000 acres = 750 sq mile.

Note about size reference points – fires rarely burn in nice even circles, therefore these reference points are general guides and the shape of the fire perimeter must be taken into account (e.g. a fire burn area may be significantly less than the 1,257 sq miles covered by a 20 mile radius yet extend beyond the 20 mile radius because the burn area is long but narrow).