Hog Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, August 1977

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3066/hog-fire-1977

Key facts

Started August 10, 1977
Contained September 4, 1977, after 25 days
Burned 58,365 acres
3rd largest fire of 1977
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Siskiyou County 58,335 acres
  2. Humboldt County 29 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. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,279 acres shared
  2. 1918 Unnamed fire 1,270 acres shared
  3. 1919 Unnamed fire 4,818 acres shared
  4. 1919 Unnamed fire 306 acres shared
  5. 1920 Unnamed fire 353 acres shared
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 2,056 acres shared
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire 676 acres shared
  8. 1939 Logan Gulch Fire Cause: Arson 1,201 acres shared
  9. 1946 Boulder Gulch Fire 1,655 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 526 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1987 Yellow Fire 51,060 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 13,387 acres shared
  2. 1987 Glasgow Fire 13,864 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,020 acres shared
  3. 1987 Hotelling Fire 16,647 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 415 acres shared
  4. 2002 Forks Fire Cause: Debris burning 1,388 acres shared
  5. 2008 Jake Fire 38,417 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,881 acres shared
  6. 2013 Butler Fire 22,445 acres in total · Cause: Arson 20,083 acres shared
  7. 2013 Salmon Complex 14,786 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,823 acres shared
  8. 2020 Red Salmon Complex 143,836 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8,998 acres shared
  9. 2021 River Complex 199,354 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,775 acres shared
  10. 2024 Boise Fire 12,913 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,905 acres shared
  11. 2025 Butler Fire 21,058 acres in total 18,291 acres shared

And 19 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Hog 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