Fountain Fire (1992): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	August 20, 1992
Contained	Not recorded
Burned	60,290 acres Largest fire of 1992
Cause	Arson

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Where it burned

County

Shasta County 60,288 acres

Communities

Montgomery Creek 2,112 acres
Round Mountain 1,077 acres
Burney 34 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

1917 Unnamed fire 786 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 91 acres shared
1921 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 131 acres shared
1924 Unnamed fire 2,408 acres shared
1924 Unnamed fire 3,242 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 605 acres shared
1942 Unnamed fire 438 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 236 acres shared

Burned again

2007 Hatchet Fire 11 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 10 acres shared
2012 Lca 1-9 Fire Cause: Lightning 20 acres shared
2012 Power Fire 248 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 194 acres shared
2018 Crestline Fire 60 acres shared
2020 Rosa Fire Cause: Debris burning 13 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Fountain 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