Bollinger Ridge Fire

Wildfire in Stanislaus and Santa Clara counties, July 1961

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/1945/bollinger-ridge-fire-1961

Key facts

Started	July 12, 1961
Contained	Not recorded
Burned	32,866 acres 4th largest fire of 1961
Cause	Not recorded

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Where it burned

Counties

Stanislaus County 16,633 acres
Santa Clara County 16,231 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

1952 Shanti Ashrama Fire 5,458 acres in total 1,761 acres shared

Burned again

2003 Hoover Fire Cause: Lightning 168 acres shared
2007 Lick Fire 47,748 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 27,493 acres shared
2016 Coe Fire 85 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 84 acres shared
2020 Scu Lightning Complex 396,824 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 31,930 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Bollinger Ridge 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