Cortina Ridge Fire

Wildfire in Colusa County, June 1966

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2224/cortina-ridge-fire-1966

Key facts

Started June 12, 1966
Contained Not recorded
Burned 16,323 acres
3rd largest fire of 1966
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Colusa County 16,323 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. 1950 Wendell Payne #3 Fire 568 acres in total 236 acres shared
  2. 1952 Jackson Fire 265 acres shared
  3. 1961 Roadside #4 Fire 1,171 acres in total 1,046 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1972 Jackson Fire 1,958 acres in total 1,364 acres shared
  2. 1998 Middle Fire 5,993 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 48 acres shared
  3. 2012 Sixteen Complex 17,942 acres in total · Cause: Arson 12,405 acres shared
  4. 2020 Hennessey Fire 305,352 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 50 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Cortina 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

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