Eiler Fire

Wildfire in Shasta County, July 2014

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7349/eiler-fire-2014

Key facts

Started July 31, 2014
Contained August 24, 2014, after 24 days
Burned 31,995 acres
7th largest fire of 2014
Cause Miscellaneous

Where it burned

County

  1. Shasta County 31,954 acres

Community

  1. Hat Creek 7,884 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. 1917 Unnamed fire 7,949 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 621 acres shared
  2. 1918 Unnamed fire 3,643 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 372 acres shared
  3. 1920 Unnamed fire 8,412 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,963 acres shared
  4. 1920 Unnamed fire 471 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 170 acres shared
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire 3,763 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 119 acres shared
  6. 1930 Unnamed fire 465 acres in total 390 acres shared
  7. 1945 Unnamed fire 852 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 475 acres shared
  8. 1987 Lost Fire 22,781 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 290 acres shared
  9. 1987 Unnamed fire 186 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 29 acres shared
  10. 1988 Burney Fire 3,264 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 328 acres shared
  11. 1992 Red Rock Fire 661 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 501 acres shared
  12. 2009 Brown Fire Cause: Lightning 1,821 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2017 Corner Fire 14 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 6 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Eiler 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