Narrows Fire

Wildfire in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, August 1997

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5240/narrows-fire-1997

Key facts

Started August 13, 1997
Contained August 23, 1997, after 10 days
Burned 18,160 acres
3rd largest fire of 1997
Cause Debris burning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Los Angeles County 17,919 acres
  2. San Bernardino County 236 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. 1903 Unnamed fire 3,269 acres in total 2,479 acres shared
  2. 1909 Shoemaker Fire 449 acres shared
  3. 1916 Sheep Mt. Fire 370 acres shared
  4. 1919 San Gabriel Fire 54,610 acres in total 3,098 acres shared
  5. 1937 Fish Fork Cyn #155 Fire 870 acres shared
  6. 1937 Fish Fork Fire 261 acres shared
  7. 1937 Fish Fork Fire 148 acres shared
  8. 1953 Unnamed fire 684 acres in total 171 acres shared
  9. 1953 Unnamed fire 215 acres in total 39 acres shared
  10. 1953 Fish Fork Fire 24,610 acres in total 12,390 acres shared
  11. 1966 Unnamed fire 31 acres in total 12 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2002 Curve Fire 20,871 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 48 acres shared
  2. 2006 Nowhere Fire 213 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2 acres shared
  3. 2024 Bridge Fire 55,724 acres in total 17,483 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Narrows 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