King Fire

Wildfire in El Dorado and Placer counties, September 2014

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7366/king-fire-2014

Key facts

Started September 13, 2014
Contained October 10, 2014, after 27 days
Burned 97,685 acres
2nd largest fire of 2014 and 49th largest in California's records
Cause Arson
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. El Dorado County 68,389 acres
  2. Placer County 29,289 acres

Community

  1. Pollock Pines 27 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. 1916 Unnamed fire 2,132 acres shared
  2. 1916 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 171 acres shared
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 252 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 227 acres shared
  4. 1918 Wild Cat Fire Cause: Lightning 387 acres shared
  5. 1919 Sand Mt Fire 1,874 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 548 acres shared
  6. 1920 Bryants Mill Fire 1,665 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,552 acres shared
  7. 1920 American River Fire 366 acres shared
  8. 1923 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,691 acres shared
  9. 1924 Unnamed fire 701 acres shared
  10. 1924 Pino Grande Fire 313 acres shared
  11. 1944 Unnamed fire 244 acres shared
  12. 1959 Unnamed fire 179 acres shared
  13. 1959 Camp 7 Fire 10,178 acres shared
  14. 1959 Ice House(Usfs #8) Fire 19,099 acres in total 4,235 acres shared
  15. 1959 Penstock Fire 332 acres shared
  16. 1960 Unnamed fire 11,213 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,896 acres shared
  17. 1986 Unnamed fire Cause: Debris burning 552 acres shared
  18. 2001 Star Fire 16,465 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 186 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Fork Fire 1,668 acres in total 1,228 acres shared
  2. 2022 Mosquito Fire 76,771 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,202 acres shared

And 62 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the King 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