Deerlick Fire

Wildfire in Shasta and Trinity counties, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6603/deerlick-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 20, 2008
Contained Not recorded
Burned 12,977 acres
32nd largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Shasta County 12,740 acres
  2. Trinity County 235 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. 1924 Unnamed fire 97 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 15 acres shared
  2. 1950 Sylvester Fire 1,727 acres in total 537 acres shared
  3. 1985 Blue Nose Fire 294 acres in total 277 acres shared
  4. 2001 Shu Duncan Fire 10 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 5 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2014 Bully Fire 12,659 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 3,196 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Deerlick 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