Big Antelope Fire

Wildfire in Tehama County, September 1961

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2007/big-antelope-fire-1961

Key facts

Started September 8, 1961
Contained Not recorded
Burned 46,931 acres
Largest fire of 1961
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Tehama County 46,931 acres

Communities

  1. Paynes Creek 423 acres
  2. Dales 94 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. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 224 acres shared
  2. 1939 Tuscan Springs Fire 535 acres in total 393 acres shared
  3. 1941 Supan Fire 4,951 acres in total 102 acres shared
  4. 1941 Ellenwood & Ramsay Fire 225 acres in total 194 acres shared
  5. 1941 Hunter Fire 173 acres in total 26 acres shared
  6. 1943 Dales\\Soap Buttes Fire 17,351 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 13,493 acres shared
  7. 1943 Hog Lake Fire 845 acres in total 11 acres shared
  8. 1948 Manton Fire 8,605 acres in total 274 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1973 Inskip Grade Fire 19,561 acres in total 92 acres shared
  2. 1981 Manton Road Series Fire 315 acres in total 12 acres shared
  3. 1981 Hogsback Fire 369 acres in total · Cause: Arson 339 acres shared
  4. 1992 Hog #2 Fire Cause: Lightning 1,321 acres shared
  5. 1999 Dehaven Fire 16,884 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,083 acres shared
  6. 1999 Tuscan Fire Cause: Lightning 369 acres shared
  7. 1999 Sevenmile Fire Cause: Lightning 132 acres shared
  8. 1999 Inks Fire 5,953 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 16 acres shared
  9. 2001 Hog Fire Cause: Equipment use 344 acres shared
  10. 2002 36 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 380 acres shared
  11. 2018 Sun Fire Cause: Vehicle 3,867 acres shared
  12. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 20,999 acres shared

And 2 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Big Antelope 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

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