Goff Fire (2012): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	August 5, 2012
Contained	October 1, 2012, after 57 days
Burned	22,267 acres 9th largest fire of 2012
Cause	Lightning

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Where it burned

County

Siskiyou County 22,261 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

1939 Portuguese #2 Fire 16 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared
1943 Darkey Creek Fire Cause: Lightning 14 acres shared
1951 Three Devils Fire 10,487 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,702 acres shared
1955 Dee Fire Cause: Lightning 54 acres shared
1984 Tecnor Fire Cause: Lightning 21 acres shared
1987 Fort/Copper Fire 30,975 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 20,571 acres shared
1987 Thompson Fire 8,909 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 294 acres shared
2006 Goff Fire 235 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared

Burned again

2017 Cedar Fire 9,129 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 143 acres shared
2017 Abney Fire 32,893 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9 acres shared
2020 Devil Fire 8,872 acres in total 4,815 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Goff 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