Doe Mill Fire

Wildfire in Butte County, August 1999

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5425/doe-mill-fire-1999

Key facts

Started August 23, 1999
Contained Not recorded
Burned 10,857 acres
16th largest fire of 1999
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Butte County 10,854 acres

Communities

  1. Butte Creek Canyon 5,627 acres
  2. Chico 460 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. 1960 Centerville Fire 503 acres shared
  2. 1983 Skyway #3 Fire 604 acres in total 204 acres shared
  3. 1984 Bidwell Fire 6,192 acres in total 3,215 acres shared
  4. 1986 Bidwell Park Fire 400 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 82 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2007 Honey Fire 726 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 99 acres shared
  2. 2008 Humboldt Fire 23,344 acres in total · Cause: Arson 5,523 acres shared
  3. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 9,505 acres shared
  4. 2024 Centerville Fire Cause: Arson 62 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Doe Mill 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