Hell's Half Fire

Wildfire in Humboldt and Trinity counties, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6604/hells-half-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 20, 2008
Contained August 25, 2008, after 66 days
Burned 15,130 acres
23rd largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Humboldt County 9,086 acres
  2. Trinity County 6,049 acres

Community

  1. Burnt Ranch 205 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. 1913 Unnamed fire 8 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5 acres shared
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 8 acres shared
  3. 1953 Sims Fire 7 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6 acres shared
  4. 1953 Mingo Fire Cause: Lightning 3 acres shared
  5. 1969 Surprise Fire Cause: Lightning 24 acres shared
  6. 1969 Dead Fire 7 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5 acres shared
  7. 1978 Unnamed fire 5 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 4 acres shared
  8. 1992 Unnamed fire 3 acres shared
  9. 1992 Unnamed fire 3 acres shared
  10. 2004 Sims Fire 4,036 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 292 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2024 Hill Fire 7,224 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 222 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Hell's Half 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