Jones Fire

Wildfire in Shasta County, October 1999

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5500/jones-fire-1999

Key facts

Started October 16, 1999
Contained October 30, 1999, after 14 days
Burned 26,203 acres
8th largest fire of 1999
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. Shasta County 26,200 acres

Communities

  1. Bella Vista 11,724 acres
  2. Jones Valley 2,274 acres
  3. Redding 1,026 acres
  4. Palo Cedro 781 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. 1950 Frisbie Fire 922 acres in total 263 acres shared
  2. 1951 G. Chatham Fire 1,458 acres in total 1,302 acres shared
  3. 1954 Prigmore Escape Fire 677 acres in total 286 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2004 Bear Fire 10,442 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 6,954 acres shared
  2. 2014 Gulch Fire 1,375 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 387 acres shared
  3. 2023 Dura Fire Cause: Equipment use 29 acres shared
  4. 2024 Hidden Fire 45 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2 acres shared
  5. 2025 Quail Fire Cause: Equipment use 16 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Jones 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