King Titus Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, August 1987

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4174/king-titus-fire-1987

Key facts

Started August 30, 1987
Contained October 18, 1987, after 49 days
Burned 68,072 acres
Largest fire of 1987 and 86th largest in California's records
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 68,071 acres

Community

  1. Happy Camp 13 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. 1916 Unnamed fire 75 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire 6,939 acres shared
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 10,254 acres in total 572 acres shared
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire 1,074 acres shared
  5. 1934 Saw Mill Ridge Fire Cause: Smoking 30 acres shared
  6. 1948 Titus Creek Fire Cause: Smoking 51 acres shared
  7. 1951 Bishop Fire 620 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 504 acres shared
  8. 1955 Jacobs Ladder Fire Cause: Lightning 245 acres shared
  9. 1973 Wingate Fire 750 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 39 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2006 Titus Fire Cause: Lightning 6,075 acres shared
  2. 2006 Potter Fire Cause: Lightning 63 acres shared
  3. 2007 King Creek #2 Fire 10,477 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,060 acres shared
  4. 2007 Titus Fire 2,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,080 acres shared
  5. 2007 Wingate Fire Cause: Lightning 930 acres shared
  6. 2008 Panther Fire 44,497 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 27,164 acres shared
  7. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,399 acres shared
  8. 2017 Ukonom Fire 4,241 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,124 acres shared
  9. 2017 Haypress Fire 21,318 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 62 acres shared
  10. 2021 Mccash Fire 94,971 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 41,658 acres shared
  11. 2023 Ufish Fire 7,851 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,377 acres shared

And 5 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the King Titus 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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