Campbell Fire

Wildfire in Tehama County, August 1990

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4497/campbell-fire-1990

Key facts

Started August 13, 1990
Contained Not recorded
Burned 131,504 acres
Largest fire of 1990 and 37th largest in California's records
Cause Equipment use
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Tehama County 131,104 acres
  2. Butte County 404 acres

Community

  1. Cohasset 403 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. 1911 Unnamed fire 1,253 acres in total 1,118 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 9,204 acres shared
  3. 1918 Unnamed fire 22,232 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,500 acres shared
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire 11,352 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,318 acres shared
  5. 1931 Unnamed fire 42,078 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 34,604 acres shared
  6. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 4,449 acres shared
  7. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,706 acres shared
  8. 1936 Mckenzie Fire 1,209 acres in total 1,194 acres shared
  9. 1939 Pine Creek Fire 1,181 acres shared
  10. 1943 Mill Creek Fire 8,625 acres shared
  11. 1943 Pine Creek Fire 11,360 acres in total 7,949 acres shared
  12. 1943 Dry Creek Fire 10,899 acres shared
  13. 1947 Unnamed fire 19,399 acres in total 3,194 acres shared
  14. 1949 Deer Creek Fire 1,276 acres shared
  15. 1969 Lightning #6/Brushy Fire Cause: Lightning 1,427 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1994 Barkley Fire 43,905 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 34,553 acres shared
  2. 1999 Gun Ii Fire 60,391 acres in total 19,070 acres shared
  3. 2008 Mill Fire 13,512 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,419 acres shared
  4. 2013 Deer Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 11,429 acres shared
  5. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 126,517 acres shared

And 26 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Campbell 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