Shekell Fire (2006): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	December 3, 2006
Contained	December 9, 2006, after 6 days
Burned	13,618 acres 15th largest fire of 2006
Cause	Not recorded

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Where it burned

County

Ventura County 13,615 acres

Community

Moorpark 2,565 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

1944 Long Canyon Fire 462 acres in total 35 acres shared
1946 Wiley Canyon Fire 21,266 acres in total 7,821 acres shared
1953 Shields Lease Fire 11,775 acres in total 6,321 acres shared
1958 Calumet Canyon Fire 17,214 acres in total 6,013 acres shared
1970 Clampitt Fire 115,537 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 7,915 acres shared
1984 Grimes Fire 11,305 acres in total 120 acres shared
1990 Shiells Fire 403 acres in total 220 acres shared
2001 Walnut Incident Fire 36 acres in total 31 acres shared
2003 Simi Fire 107,570 acres in total 8,915 acres shared

Burned again

2009 Guiberson Fire 17,527 acres in total 5,161 acres shared
2013 Happy Camp Fire Cause: Power lines 45 acres shared
2016 Cambridge Fire 2 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Shekell 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

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