North Pass Fire

Wildfire in Mendocino County, June 2012

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7121/north-pass-fire-2012

Key facts

Started June 18, 2012
Contained September 27, 2012, after 101 days
Burned 41,818 acres
5th largest fire of 2012
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Mendocino County 41,814 acres
  2. Tehama County 12 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. 1939 Pine Ridge Fire 6,043 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,661 acres shared
  2. 1977 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 220 acres shared
  3. 2003 Taliaferro Fire Cause: Lightning 242 acres shared
  4. 2003 Mare Fire Cause: Lightning 2 acres shared
  5. 2008 1-21 Pork Lightning Fire Cause: Lightning 403 acres shared
  6. 2011 Pass Fire 644 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 364 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2018 Eel Fire 939 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 846 acres shared
  2. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 22,809 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the North Pass 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