Scotch Fire

Wildfire in Plumas and Butte counties, June 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6674/scotch-fire-2008

Key facts

Started June 21, 2008
Contained August 31, 2008, after 71 days
Burned 13,008 acres
30th largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Plumas County 9,783 acres
  2. Butte County 3,224 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. 1927 Unnamed fire 27,841 acres in total 5,911 acres shared
  2. 1929 Unnamed fire 4,845 acres in total 2,029 acres shared
  3. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 154 acres shared
  4. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 31 acres shared
  5. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 21 acres shared
  6. 1971 Unnamed fire 140 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 47 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2016 Nelson Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 22 acres shared
  2. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 13,009 acres shared
  3. 2021 Hartman Fire 54 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Scotch 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