Indian Ridge Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, September 1966

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2259/indian-ridge-fire-1966

Key facts

Started September 5, 1966
Contained Not recorded
Burned 11,744 acres
5th largest fire of 1966
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 11,743 acres

Community

  1. Happy Camp 1,337 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. 1953 Majestic Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 44 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1977 Cade #2 Fire Cause: Lightning 6 acres shared
  2. 1987 Slater Fire 5,554 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,846 acres shared
  3. 1987 Thompson Fire 8,909 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,629 acres shared
  4. 1987 Slide Fire Cause: Lightning 115 acres shared
  5. 2014 Jackson Fire 29 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 28 acres shared
  6. 2014 Tims Fire Cause: Lightning 13 acres shared
  7. 2014 Thompson Fire 17 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8 acres shared
  8. 2017 Cedar Fire 9,129 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 700 acres shared
  9. 2020 Slater Fire 157,430 acres in total 8,767 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Indian 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