Lake Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, August 1987

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4175/lake-fire-1987

Key facts

Started August 30, 1987
Contained September 28, 1987, after 29 days
Burned 18,234 acres
11th largest fire of 1987
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 18,233 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. 1939 Tompkins Ridge Fire 66 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 65 acres shared
  2. 1943 Blue Mtn Fire Cause: Lightning 1,693 acres shared
  3. 1981 Grider Fire Cause: Campfire 349 acres shared
  4. 1982 Thompson Fire Cause: Lightning 11 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18,231 acres shared
  2. 2025 Blue Fire 3,713 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 964 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Lake 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