Miller Fire

Wildfire in Solano and Napa counties, September 1988

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4340/miller-fire-1988

Key facts

Started September 17, 1988
Contained Not recorded
Burned 34,565 acres
2nd largest fire of 1988
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Solano County 22,967 acres
  2. Napa County 11,601 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. 1953 Newkirk Fire 503 acres shared
  2. 1953 S. Samuels Fire 501 acres in total 491 acres shared
  3. 1953 R. Buckely Fire 1,258 acres in total 753 acres shared
  4. 1954 Mix Canyon Fire 1,032 acres shared
  5. 1955 P. Lopez Fire 274 acres in total 266 acres shared
  6. 1955 Gates Canyon Fire 5,552 acres in total 5,014 acres shared
  7. 1957 F. Pleasant Fire 2,959 acres in total 2,010 acres shared
  8. 1957 Peterson Estates Fire 795 acres in total 779 acres shared
  9. 1957 Peterson Estates #2 Fire 6,257 acres shared
  10. 1961 Peterson Estate Fire 1,807 acres shared
  11. 1964 Miller Canyon Fire 1,663 acres shared
  12. 1970 Silvey #2 Fire 497 acres in total 424 acres shared
  13. 1973 Signal Hill Fire 4,393 acres in total 3,533 acres shared
  14. 1976 Martell Fire 3,784 acres shared
  15. 1976 Castro Fire 1,168 acres shared
  16. 1985 Miller Fire 3,622 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1996 Gates Fire 2,964 acres shared
  2. 2004 Mix Fire Cause: Arson 296 acres shared
  3. 2015 Wragg Fire 8,049 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 7,000 acres shared
  4. 2020 Hennessey Fire 305,352 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 34,386 acres shared

And 6 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Miller 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