Travis Fire

Wildfire in Trinity County, August 1987

Search for an address

Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4202/travis-fire-1987

Key facts

Started August 31, 1987
Contained September 6, 1987, after 6 days
Burned 11,042 acres
20th largest fire of 1987
Cause Lightning
Open map

Where it burned

County

  1. Trinity County 11,042 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. 1944 Red Mountain Fire 747 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 559 acres shared
  2. 1961 Field Fire 13 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2008 Travis 3 Fire 25 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 23 acres shared
  2. 2017 Willie Fire 3,140 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 271 acres shared
  3. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,043 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Travis 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