Cedar Fire

Wildfire in Trinity County, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6637/cedar-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 21, 2008
Contained July 31, 2008, after 40 days
Burned 25,392 acres
16th largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Trinity County 25,390 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. 1930 Snider Creek Fire 5 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 3 acres shared
  2. 1930 West Canadian Creek Fire Cause: Lightning 32 acres shared
  3. 2003 Loma Fire 3,739 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 48 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2015 York Fire Cause: Lightning 244 acres shared
  2. 2015 Mill Fire 73 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 58 acres shared
  3. 2021 Monument Fire 223,108 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 25,146 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Cedar 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