Hunter Fire

Wildfire in Mendocino and Glenn counties, July 2006

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6360/hunter-fire-2006

Key facts

Started July 24, 2006
Contained September 7, 2006, after 45 days
Burned 16,234 acres
10th largest fire of 2006
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Mendocino County 13,124 acres
  2. Glenn County 3,121 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. 2003 Spanish Fire 6,050 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 133 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 16,234 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Hunter 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