Panther Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, July 2008

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6739/panther-fire-2008

Key facts

Started July 22, 2008
Contained October 14, 2008, after 84 days
Burned 44,497 acres
5th largest fire of 2008
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 44,478 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 6,940 acres in total 5,155 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire 10,254 acres in total 2,219 acres shared
  3. 1918 Unnamed fire 29,730 acres in total 1,756 acres shared
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire 1,076 acres in total 1,043 acres shared
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire 352 acres in total 120 acres shared
  6. 1929 Unnamed fire 936 acres in total 300 acres shared
  7. 1929 Unnamed fire 581 acres in total 172 acres shared
  8. 1955 Jacobs Ladder Fire 246 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 126 acres shared
  9. 1987 King Titus Fire 68,072 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 27,164 acres shared
  10. 2002 Stanza Fire 2,821 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,418 acres shared
  11. 2006 Titus Fire 6,076 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 118 acres shared
  12. 2007 King Creek #2 Fire 10,477 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 73 acres shared
  13. 2007 Hummingbird Fire 80 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 51 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 632 acres shared
  2. 2017 Ukonom Fire 4,241 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,884 acres shared
  3. 2017 Burney Fire 1,644 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 728 acres shared
  4. 2017 Haypress Fire 21,318 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,558 acres shared
  5. 2021 Mccash Fire 94,971 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 34,131 acres shared
  6. 2023 Titus Fire 72 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 70 acres shared
  7. 2025 Dillon Fire 11,929 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 127 acres shared

And 10 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Panther 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