Bald Fire (2014): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	July 30, 2014
Contained	August 15, 2014, after 16 days
Burned	39,752 acres 3rd largest fire of 2014
Cause	Lightning

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Where it burned

Counties

Lassen County 25,315 acres
Shasta County 14,435 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 18,929 acres in total 3,270 acres shared
1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 1,258 acres shared
1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 358 acres shared
1942 Unnamed fire 546 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 221 acres shared
1961 Unnamed fire 224 acres in total 105 acres shared
1964 Unnamed fire 183 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1 acre shared
1972 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 252 acres shared
1981 Lighting #6 Fire 999 acres in total 910 acres shared
1990 Unnamed fire Cause: Smoking 530 acres shared
2007 Cable Fire 13 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12 acres shared
2008 Peterson Fire 8,022 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,643 acres shared
2010 Willow Fire Cause: Lightning 14 acres shared

Burned again

2016 Murken Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 20 acres shared
2018 H-2 Camp Fire 57 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 56 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Bald 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