Zaca Fire

Wildfire in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, July 2007

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6473/zaca-fire-2007

Key facts

Started July 4, 2007
Contained September 2, 2007, after 60 days
Burned 240,359 acres
Largest fire of 2007 and 14th largest in California's records
Cause Equipment use
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Santa Barbara County 224,072 acres
  2. Ventura County 16,326 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. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,802 acres in total 663 acres shared
  2. 1920 Unnamed fire 670 acres shared
  3. 1921 Unnamed fire 10,436 acres shared
  4. 1921 Unnamed fire 588 acres shared
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire 397 acres shared
  6. 1923 Unnamed fire 41,345 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 31,689 acres shared
  7. 1923 Unnamed fire 61,896 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 18,868 acres shared
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire 42,870 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 363 acres shared
  9. 1929 Salisbury Potrero Fire 5,895 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 4,190 acres shared
  10. 1932 Matilija Fire 219,999 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,584 acres shared
  11. 1933 Indian Cyn Fire Cause: Smoking 38,212 acres shared
  12. 1950 San Marcos Fire 10,690 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,022 acres shared
  13. 1964 Coyote Fire 65,339 acres in total 6,205 acres shared
  14. 1966 Wellman Fire 97,118 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 19,145 acres shared
  15. 1984 Hurricane Fire 657 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 425 acres shared
  16. 1985 Wheeler #2 Fire 122,687 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 800 acres shared
  17. 1993 Marre Fire 43,822 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 1,279 acres shared
  18. 1998 Ogilvy Fire 4,029 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 651 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2016 Rey Fire 32,580 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,780 acres shared
  2. 2024 Lake Fire 38,610 acres in total 3,966 acres shared

And 20 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Zaca 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