Ice House(Usfs #8) Fire (1959): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	October 29, 1959
Contained	Not recorded
Burned	19,099 acres Largest fire of 1959
Cause	Not recorded

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Where it burned

County

El Dorado County 19,098 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

1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 110 acres shared
1918 Unnamed fire 9 acres in total 6 acres shared
1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 16 acres shared
1927 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 39 acres shared

Burned again

1984 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 27 acres shared
1987 Unnamed fire Cause: Debris burning 17 acres shared
1992 Cleveland Fire 22,519 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,421 acres shared
1996 Silver Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 31 acres shared
1997 Sky Pilot Fire Cause: Debris burning 13 acres shared
2002 St. Pauli Fire 321 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 313 acres shared
2004 Freds Fire 7,558 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,216 acres shared
2014 King Fire 97,685 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,235 acres shared
2017 Ice Fire Cause: Equipment use 29 acres shared
2021 Caldor Fire 221,786 acres in total 34 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Ice House(Usfs #8) 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