Geysers Fire

Wildfire in Sonoma and Lake counties, September 2004

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6093/geysers-fire-2004

Key facts

Started	September 3, 2004
Contained	September 15, 2004, after 12 days
Burned	12,244 acres 6th largest fire of 2004
Cause	Equipment use

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Where it burned

Counties

Sonoma County 11,616 acres
Lake County 629 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

1991 Geysers Fire 5,771 acres in total 88 acres shared

Burned again

2015 Valley Fire 76,085 acres in total 664 acres shared
2019 Kincade Fire 77,762 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 9,673 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Geysers 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