Blue 2 Fire

Wildfire in Del Norte County, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6628/blue-2-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 21, 2008
Contained October 3, 2008, after 104 days
Burned 17,552 acres
20th largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Del Norte County 17,549 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. 1922 Doctor Rock Fire Cause: Debris burning 558 acres shared
  2. 1929 Blue Creek #2 Fire 6,112 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 5,303 acres shared
  3. 1929 Blue Creek #3 Fire 6,706 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 57 acres shared
  4. 1929 Blue Creek #4 Fire 3,769 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 20 acres shared
  5. 1998 Unnamed fire 956 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2015 Peak Fire 11,525 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 772 acres shared
  2. 2015 Summit Fire 640 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 35 acres shared
  3. 2023 Marlow Fire 1,997 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,766 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Blue 2 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