Blue Fire

Wildfire in Lassen and Modoc counties, August 2001

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5663/blue-fire-2001

Key facts

Started August 8, 2001
Contained August 21, 2001, after 13 days
Burned 34,219 acres
Largest fire of 2001
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Lassen County 17,683 acres
  2. Modoc County 16,536 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 East Cr. Fire Cause: Lightning 23 acres shared
  2. 1928 East Cr. Fire 63 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 59 acres shared
  3. 1981 East Fire 515 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 319 acres shared
  4. 1981 Coyote Fire 397 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 249 acres shared
  5. 1994 Corporation Fire 168 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 110 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2007 Coyote Fire Cause: Lightning 18 acres shared
  2. 2024 Valley Fire 537 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 71 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Blue 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