Orchard Fire

Wildfire in Kern County, June 1993

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4670/orchard-fire-1993

Key facts

Started June 21, 1993
Contained Not recorded
Burned 19,969 acres
6th largest fire of 1993
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kern County 19,967 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. 1966 Orchard Peak Fire 15,485 acres in total 11,508 acres shared
  2. 1974 John & Elva Ferguson Fire 317 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2006 Devil Fire 1,090 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 119 acres shared
  2. 2006 Annette Fire 1,432 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 287 acres shared
  3. 2009 Kecks Fire 30 acres in total 29 acres shared
  4. 2012 Kecks Fire 195 acres shared
  5. 2018 Unnamed fire 14 acres in total 13 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Orchard 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