Mill Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou and Del Norte counties, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6611/mill-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 20, 2008
Contained October 3, 2008, after 105 days
Burned 65,882 acres
3rd largest fire of 2008 and 90th largest in California's records
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Siskiyou County 40,504 acres
  2. Del Norte County 25,383 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 3,869 acres in total 3,478 acres shared
  2. 1918 Unnamed fire 5,470 acres in total 5,406 acres shared
  3. 1924 Bluff Creek #1 Fire Cause: Lightning 262 acres shared
  4. 1924 Bluff Creek #2 Fire Cause: Debris burning 1,227 acres shared
  5. 1927 Nickowitz Fire 1,005 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 266 acres shared
  6. 1929 Blue Creek #2 Fire 6,112 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 786 acres shared
  7. 1929 Blue Creek #3 Fire 6,706 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 3,856 acres shared
  8. 1929 Blue Creek #4 Fire 3,769 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 3,706 acres shared
  9. 1932 Unnamed fire 1,106 acres shared
  10. 1951 Pony Peak Fire 4,883 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 781 acres shared
  11. 1956 Serpentine Fire 1,552 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 796 acres shared
  12. 1972 Bluff Fire Cause: Lightning 315 acres shared
  13. 1978 Bear Fire Cause: Debris burning 182 acres shared
  14. 1994 Jack #1 Fire 28,207 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 13,000 acres shared
  15. 1994 Kevin Fire 206 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 203 acres shared
  16. 1998 Unnamed fire 6,284 acres in total 6,055 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2017 Forks Fire Cause: Lightning 242 acres shared
  2. 2017 Oak Fire 91,125 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 444 acres shared
  3. 2023 Mosquito Fire 34,188 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18,669 acres shared
  4. 2025 Dillon Fire 11,929 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,217 acres shared

And 18 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Mill 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