Canyon Fire

Wildfire in Kern County, September 2011

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7058/canyon-fire-2011

Key facts

Started September 4, 2011
Contained September 10, 2011, after 6 days
Burned 14,585 acres
4th largest fire of 2011
Cause Aircraft
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kern County 14,583 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. 2006 Energy Fire 780 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 102 acres shared
  2. 2007 White Fire 12,432 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 869 acres shared
  3. 2010 West Fire 1,638 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 66 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2021 Oak Fire 30 acres in total 11 acres shared
  2. 2024 Sandlin Fire 18 acres in total 17 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Canyon 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