Widow Creek Fire

Wildfire in Lake and Mendocino counties, August 1962

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2059/widow-creek-fire-1962

Key facts

Started August 26, 1962
Contained Not recorded
Burned 10,327 acres
2nd largest fire of 1962
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Lake County 10,202 acres
  2. Mendocino County 119 acres
  3. Sonoma County 3 acres

Community

  1. Cobb 1,247 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. 1952 Dx Hunting Club Fire 3,450 acres in total 78 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2015 Valley Fire 76,085 acres in total 1,124 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Widow Creek 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