Comanche Fire

Wildfire in Kern County, September 2011

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7068/comanche-fire-2011

Key facts

Started September 10, 2011
Contained September 17, 2011, after 7 days
Burned 25,939 acres
Largest fire of 2011
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kern County 25,935 acres

Communities

  1. Bear Valley Springs 746 acres
  2. Stallion Springs 618 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. 1974 Kremser Fire 526 acres in total 14 acres shared
  2. 1997 Comanche Fire 1,246 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Comanche Fire 66 acres shared
  2. 2020 Sheep Fire 232 acres shared
  3. 2022 Comanche Fire 51 acres shared
  4. 2023 Point Fire Cause: Equipment use 5 acres shared
  5. 2024 Rancho Fire 9,637 acres in total 9,250 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Comanche 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