Dark Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6643/dark-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 21, 2008
Contained July 23, 2008, after 32 days
Burned 10,390 acres
40th largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 10,389 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 340 acres shared
  2. 1956 Serpentine Fire 1,552 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 407 acres shared
  3. 1982 Vann Fire Cause: Debris burning 131 acres shared
  4. 1994 Jack #1 Fire 28,207 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8,949 acres shared
  5. 1995 Pony Fire 1,710 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 1,130 acres shared
  6. 2001 Swillup Ii Fire 8,099 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2017 Oak Fire 91,125 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,220 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Dark 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