During the first couple of weeks , the wildfire gradually expanded to . However , during the following 4 weeks , the wildfire quickly spread to by September 19 , making the Happy Camp Complex the largest wildfire of the 2014 California wildfire season . The wildfire also ignited smaller spot fires to the northwest of the main fire , all the way up to a couple miles of the California-Oregon border . By September 21 , the fire complex had reached 80 % containment . On September 22 , the Happy Camp Complex expanded to , but the containment remained at 85 % . During the next 2 weeks , the Happy Camp Complex gradually increased in size , reaching on September 27 ; however , the containment of the fire complex also reached 97 % on the same day . On October 31 , the Happy Camp Complex was finally extinguished by precipitation from a winter storm that was moving through California
2014 California wildfire season
2014 California wildfires
Happy Camp Complex Fire