Sawtooth Complex

Wildfire in San Bernardino County, July 2006

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6310/sawtooth-complex-2006

Key facts

Started July 9, 2006
Contained July 19, 2006, after 10 days
Burned 61,767 acres
3rd largest fire of 2006
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. San Bernardino County 61,763 acres
  2. Riverside County 4 acres

Communities

  1. Morongo Valley 4,828 acres
  2. Yucca Valley 1,254 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. 1925 Unnamed fire 407 acres in total 13 acres shared
  2. 1933 Unnamed fire 81 acres shared
  3. 1950 Gocke Fire 466 acres in total 226 acres shared
  4. 1950 North Fork Fire 13,188 acres in total 1,106 acres shared
  5. 1952 Unnamed fire 116 acres in total 19 acres shared
  6. 1958 Cottonwood Fire 588 acres shared
  7. 1978 Unnamed fire 191 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 36 acres shared
  8. 1980 Pipes Fire 2,003 acres shared
  9. 1980 Skyline Fire 355 acres in total 141 acres shared
  10. 1988 Yucca Fire 873 acres in total 203 acres shared
  11. 2005 Pioneer Fire 1,878 acres in total 108 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2015 Lake Fire 31,284 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 748 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Sawtooth Complex, 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