Roadside #26 Fire

Wildfire in Lake and Mendocino counties, August 1959

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/1815/roadside-26-fire-1959

Key facts

Started August 10, 1959
Contained Not recorded
Burned 11,150 acres
9th largest fire of 1959
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Lake County 7,034 acres
  2. Mendocino County 4,114 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1950 Unnamed fire 1,330 acres in total 244 acres shared
  2. 1950 Public Domain #1 Fire 618 acres in total 182 acres shared
  3. 1951 Scott Creek Fire 1,704 acres in total 665 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1973 Mill Creek Fire 978 acres in total 282 acres shared
  2. 1981 Cow Mtn. Fire 25,664 acres in total · Cause: Arson 5,950 acres shared
  3. 2012 North Fire 375 acres in total · Cause: Arson 271 acres shared
  4. 2012 Scotts Fire 4,509 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2,440 acres shared
  5. 2018 River Fire 48,920 acres in total 5,289 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Roadside #26 Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data