Orchard Peak Fire

Wildfire in Kern County, May 1966

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2215/orchard-peak-fire-1966

Key facts

Started May 20, 1966
Contained Not recorded
Burned 15,485 acres
4th largest fire of 1966
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kern County 15,483 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 again

  1. 1973 County Line Fire 4,035 acres in total 11 acres shared
  2. 1974 John & Elva Ferguson Fire 318 acres in total 305 acres shared
  3. 1993 Orchard Fire 19,969 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,508 acres shared
  4. 2006 Annette Fire 1,432 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 329 acres shared
  5. 2009 Kecks Fire 30 acres in total 29 acres shared
  6. 2012 Kecks Fire 195 acres shared
  7. 2025 Jack Fire 51 acres in total 9 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Orchard Peak 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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