Barkley Fire

Wildfire in Tehama County, September 1994

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4833/barkley-fire-1994

Key facts

Started September 18, 1994
Contained Not recorded
Burned 43,905 acres
3rd largest fire of 1994
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Tehama County 43,905 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. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 1,350 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire 9,204 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 190 acres shared
  3. 1920 Unnamed fire 12,214 acres in total 1,301 acres shared
  4. 1921 Unnamed fire 685 acres in total 630 acres shared
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire 2,012 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 963 acres shared
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 3,883 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 517 acres shared
  7. 1926 Unnamed fire 11,352 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,383 acres shared
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire 4,450 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,203 acres shared
  9. 1931 Unnamed fire 42,078 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 883 acres shared
  10. 1938 Unnamed fire 707 acres shared
  11. 1943 Dry Creek Fire 10,900 acres in total 5,790 acres shared
  12. 1947 Unnamed fire 19,399 acres in total 2,501 acres shared
  13. 1966 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 250 acres shared
  14. 1980 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 1,075 acres shared
  15. 1984 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 714 acres shared
  16. 1990 Campbell Fire 131,504 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 34,553 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1999 Gun Ii Fire 60,391 acres in total 15,511 acres shared
  2. 2013 Panther Fire 6,896 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,314 acres shared
  3. 2013 Deer Fire 11,429 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,597 acres shared
  4. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 43,904 acres shared

And 4 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Barkley 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