Gerigcougar Fire

Wildfire in Lassen County, August 1977

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3057/gerigcougar-fire-1977

Key facts

Started August 2, 1977
Contained August 12, 1977, after 10 days
Burned 21,164 acres
5th largest fire of 1977
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Lassen County 21,164 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. 1914 Unnamed fire 76 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 38 acres shared
  2. 1920 Unnamed fire 6,838 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 962 acres shared
  3. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 76 acres shared
  4. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 43 acres shared
  5. 1936 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 92 acres shared
  6. 1939 Unnamed fire 745 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 734 acres shared
  7. 1946 Unnamed fire 184 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 14 acres shared
  8. 1951 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 23 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1984 Dry Fire 13 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Gerigcougar 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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