American Fire (2013): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	August 10, 2013
Contained	October 8, 2013, after 59 days
Burned	27,431 acres 4th largest fire of 2013
Cause	Miscellaneous

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Where it burned

County

Placer County 27,430 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

1910 Unnamed fire 1,533 acres shared
1910 Unnamed fire 260 acres shared
1910 Unnamed fire 239 acres shared
1917 Unnamed fire 865 acres in total 749 acres shared
1924 Deadwood Fire 27,880 acres in total 505 acres shared
1936 Mckenzie Mill Fire 21,288 acres in total 906 acres shared
1987 Indian Fire Cause: Lightning 19 acres shared
2000 Deadwood Fire 96 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 51 acres shared
2001 Star Fire 16,465 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 27 acres shared
2008 Westville Fire 11,090 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 584 acres shared

Burned again

2022 Mosquito Fire 76,771 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,188 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the American 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

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