Humboldt Fire

Wildfire in Butte County, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6592/humboldt-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 11, 2008
Contained June 16, 2008, after 5 days
Burned 23,344 acres
19th largest fire of 2008
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

County

  1. Butte County 23,342 acres

Communities

  1. Butte Valley 4,198 acres
  2. Butte Creek Canyon 4,078 acres
  3. Paradise 54 acres
  4. Chico 4 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. 1958 S. Foster Fire 444 acres shared
  2. 1958 Deadman Springs Fire 723 acres in total 410 acres shared
  3. 1960 Centerville Fire 503 acres shared
  4. 1961 Skyway #10 Fire 538 acres in total 12 acres shared
  5. 1961 Skyway Fire 638 acres in total 81 acres shared
  6. 1979 Humbug Road Fire 264 acres shared
  7. 1983 Skyway #3 Fire 604 acres in total 545 acres shared
  8. 1983 Hamlin Canyon Fire 2,634 acres in total 2,483 acres shared
  9. 1984 Bidwell Fire 6,192 acres in total 1,324 acres shared
  10. 1986 Durham Pentz #1 Fire Cause: Arson 340 acres shared
  11. 1986 Durham Pentz #2 Fire 285 acres in total · Cause: Arson 251 acres shared
  12. 1992 Maidu Fire 750 acres in total 3 acres shared
  13. 1992 Burton Fire 5,915 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 5,552 acres shared
  14. 1999 Doe Mill Fire 10,857 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,523 acres shared
  15. 2002 Skyway Fire 2,141 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,193 acres shared
  16. 2007 Honey Fire 726 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 22 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2016 Nintey Nine Fire 541 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 325 acres shared
  2. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 22,581 acres shared
  3. 2024 Pentz Fire Cause: Power lines 176 acres shared
  4. 2024 Centerville Fire Cause: Arson 62 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Humboldt 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