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

Key facts

Started	June 21, 2008
Contained	July 8, 2008, after 17 days
Burned	12,985 acres 31st largest fire of 2008
Cause	Lightning

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Where it burned

Counties

Tehama County 6,493 acres
Shasta County 6,488 acres

Community

Platina 2 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

1930 Unnamed fire 61 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 13 acres shared
1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 586 acres shared
1934 Unnamed fire 59 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 18 acres shared
1943 Diamond Fire 14,921 acres in total 990 acres shared
1956 Beegum Fire 168 acres shared
1957 Arbuckle #2 Fire 2,139 acres in total 201 acres shared
1989 Beegum Fire 718 acres shared
1994 Beegum Fire Cause: Equipment use 246 acres shared

Burned again

2016 Tedoc Fire Cause: Debris burning 2 acres shared
2017 Bolla Fire 60 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 34 acres shared
2018 Gorge Fire 155 acres in total 1 acre shared
2020 Beegum Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 181 acres shared
2021 Mcfarland Fire 122,448 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,664 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Noble 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