Boles Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, September 2014

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7368/boles-fire-2014

Key facts

Started September 15, 2014
Contained September 20, 2014, after 5 days
Burned 516 acres
40th largest fire of 2014
Cause Arson
Buildings 242 destroyed, 8 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 516 acres

Community

  1. Weed 286 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.

Buildings damaged

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 242
  2. Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 1
  3. Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 7

Buildings CAL FIRE inspected after the fire, by how badly each was damaged. Inspectors record homes, businesses and outbuildings within 100 meters of the fire, and cannot always reach every one, so the counts can differ slightly from other reports.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1932 Unnamed fire 243 acres in total 19 acres shared
  2. 2012 Boles Fire 3 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2022 Mill Fire 3,939 acres in total 78 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Boles 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