Lake Fire (2015): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	June 17, 2015
Contained	December 31, 2015, after 197 days
Burned	31,284 acres 6th largest fire of 2015
Cause	Miscellaneous

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Where it burned

County

San Bernardino County 31,276 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

1911 Unnamed fire 11 acres shared
1925 Unnamed fire 407 acres in total 240 acres shared
1927 Unnamed fire 63 acres in total 62 acres shared
1950 Unnamed fire 309 acres in total 258 acres shared
1950 Gocke Fire 466 acres in total 70 acres shared
1950 North Fork Fire 13,188 acres in total 453 acres shared
1951 Unnamed fire 1,412 acres in total 1,357 acres shared
1952 Unnamed fire 116 acres in total 23 acres shared
1978 Unnamed fire 191 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 173 acres shared
2006 Sawtooth Complex 61,767 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 748 acres shared
2006 Millard Fire 24,219 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 340 acres shared

Burned again

2020 Apple Fire 33,236 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 101 acres shared
2020 El Dorado Fire 22,504 acres in total 88 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Lake 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