Mill Fire (2008): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	June 21, 2008
Contained	June 29, 2008, after 8 days
Burned	13,512 acres 28th largest fire of 2008
Cause	Lightning

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Where it burned

County

Tehama County 13,510 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

1921 Unnamed fire 379 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 240 acres shared
1936 Mckenzie Fire 1,209 acres in total 42 acres shared
1945 Unnamed fire 200 acres in total 127 acres shared
1947 Unnamed fire 19,399 acres in total 5,866 acres shared
1958 Unnamed fire 481 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 194 acres shared
1976 Upper Slab Fire 15,293 acres in total 273 acres shared
1990 Campbell Fire 131,504 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,419 acres shared
1994 Barkley Fire 43,905 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7 acres shared
1999 Gun Ii Fire 60,391 acres in total 10,548 acres shared

Burned again

2017 Tehama Fire Cause: Vehicle 194 acres shared
2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 13,510 acres shared

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