Lexington Fire

Wildfire in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, July 1985

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3940/lexington-fire-1985

Key facts

Started July 7, 1985
Contained Not recorded
Burned 13,128 acres
8th largest fire of 1985
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Santa Clara County 12,420 acres
  2. Santa Cruz County 705 acres

Community

  1. Lexington Hills 744 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. 1961 Austrian Gulch Fire 9,071 acres in total 5,576 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2009 Loma Fire 669 acres in total 294 acres shared
  2. 2016 Loma Fire 4,474 acres in total 332 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Lexington 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