The Happy Camp Complex Fire was a massive wildfire that broke out on August 12, 2014, at 1:00 AM PDT, as a result of a lightning strikes in the Klamath National Forest in Northern California.
[3] During the first couple of weeks, the wildfire gradually expanded to 22,926 acres (9,278 ha).
On September 22, the Happy Camp Complex expanded to 131,996 acres (53,417 ha), but the containment remained at 85%.
[1] On October 31, the Happy Camp Complex was finally extinguished by precipitation from a winter storm that was moving through California.
The total cost of suppressing the Happy Camp Complex was estimated by the National Interagency Fire Center at $88.2 million.