Somes Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties, July 2006

Search for an address

Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6365/somes-fire-2006

Key facts

Started July 24, 2006
Contained October 18, 2006, after 86 days
Burned 15,506 acres
11th largest fire of 2006
Cause Lightning
Open map

Where it burned

Counties

  1. Siskiyou County 8,959 acres
  2. Humboldt County 6,549 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. 1911 Pearch Creek Fire Cause: Arson 398 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire 2,042 acres in total 1,380 acres shared
  3. 1917 Somes Bar Fire 70 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 67 acres shared
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire 356 acres in total 352 acres shared
  5. 1918 Ruer Fire 100 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 98 acres shared
  6. 1918 Ikes Fire 40 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 39 acres shared
  7. 1922 Pearch Creek Fire Cause: Debris burning 273 acres shared
  8. 1925 Whitmore #4 Fire Cause: Debris burning 409 acres shared
  9. 1926 Chenitch Fire 509 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 238 acres shared
  10. 1930 Unnamed fire 197 acres shared
  11. 1959 Mine Fire 4,504 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 3,629 acres shared
  12. 1961 Whitmore Fire Cause: Lightning 11 acres shared
  13. 1973 Off Fire 8,414 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 354 acres shared
  14. 1986 Boundry Fire 12 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11 acres shared
  15. 1998 Unnamed fire 1,584 acres in total 945 acres shared
  16. 1998 Unnamed fire 259 acres shared
  17. 2000 Windy Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 70 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2013 Butler Fire 22,445 acres in total · Cause: Arson 546 acres shared
  2. 2023 Pearch Fire 12,152 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,588 acres shared
  3. 2024 Boise Fire 12,913 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 35 acres shared

And 14 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Somes 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