Creighton Ridge Fire

Wildfire in Sonoma County, August 1978

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3108/creighton-ridge-fire-1978

Key facts

Started August 9, 1978
Contained Not recorded
Burned 10,761 acres
2nd largest fire of 1978
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Sonoma County 10,761 acres

Community

  1. Cazadero 593 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. 1954 Unnamed fire 399 acres in total 263 acres shared
  2. 1954 Charles Fire 10,591 acres in total 4,345 acres shared
  3. 1965 P.g.&E. #6 Fire 7,226 acres in total 361 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2008 Niestrath Fire Cause: Power lines 3 acres shared
  2. 2021 Muniz Fire Cause: Debris burning 2 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Creighton 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