Breckenridge Complex

Wildfire in Kern County, September 2011

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7066/breckenridge-complex-2011

Key facts

Started September 10, 2011
Contained September 17, 2011, after 7 days
Burned 25,223 acres
2nd largest fire of 2011
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kern County 25,219 acres

Community

  1. Bakersfield 1,315 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. 1922 Unnamed fire 5,101 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,713 acres shared
  2. 1928 Unnamed fire 2,825 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,939 acres shared
  3. 1931 Unnamed fire 504 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 188 acres shared
  4. 1970 Rankin Ranch Fire 35,976 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,714 acres shared
  5. 1974 Adelaide Fire 4,108 acres in total 3,518 acres shared
  6. 1980 Lewis Creek Fire 1,923 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,609 acres shared
  7. 1985 Adelaide Fire Cause: Arson 1,137 acres shared
  8. 1985 Rich Bar Fire 8,264 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 409 acres shared
  9. 1988 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 293 acres shared
  10. 1993 Power Fire 482 acres in total · Cause: Arson 471 acres shared
  11. 1993 Power Fire 319 acres in total · Cause: Arson 314 acres shared
  12. 1996 Canyon Fire 3,336 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,119 acres shared
  13. 1997 Cottonwood Fire 3,540 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3,375 acres shared
  14. 1998 Breckenridge Fire 1,919 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,844 acres shared
  15. 1999 Richbar Complex 2,643 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,272 acres shared
  16. 2005 Ridge Fire Cause: Arson 658 acres shared
  17. 2007 River Fire 150 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 135 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2018 Tarina Fire 3,516 acres in total 3,402 acres shared
  2. 2021 Canyon Fire 217 acres in total 214 acres shared
  3. 2024 Breckenridge Fire 276 acres shared

And 9 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Breckenridge Complex, 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

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