Star Fire

Wildfire in Placer County, August 2001

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5684/star-fire-2001

Key facts

Started August 25, 2001
Contained September 22, 2001, after 28 days
Burned 16,465 acres
3rd largest fire of 2001
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. Placer County 16,459 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. 1924 Deadwood Fire 27,880 acres in total 3 acres shared
  2. 1987 Big Fire 895 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2013 American Fire 27,431 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 27 acres shared
  2. 2014 King Fire 97,685 acres in total · Cause: Arson 186 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Star 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