Cold Fire

Wildfire in Trinity County, August 1987

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4157/cold-fire-1987

Key facts

Started August 30, 1987
Contained September 11, 1987, after 12 days
Burned 16,146 acres
14th largest fire of 1987
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Trinity County 16,145 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. 1920 Unnamed fire 2,125 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 183 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2006 Friend Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 30 acres shared
  2. 2008 Lime Fire 24,885 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9,369 acres shared
  3. 2008 Indian Valley Fire 182 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 178 acres shared
  4. 2008 Bear Wallow Fire 39 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 38 acres shared
  5. 2008 Deep #1 Fire Cause: Lightning 30 acres shared
  6. 2008 Maddox Lake #3 Fire 23 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 13 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Cold 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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