Bear Fire

Wildfire in Del Norte and Siskiyou counties, July 2015

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7453/bear-fire-2015

Key facts

Started July 31, 2015
Contained October 31, 2015, after 92 days
Burned 11,617 acres
14th largest fire of 2015
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Del Norte County 11,165 acres
  2. Siskiyou County 449 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. 1933 N/A Fire 5 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 4 acres shared
  2. 1937 N/A Fire 55 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 53 acres shared
  3. 1972 Hico E Fire Cause: Equipment use 3 acres shared
  4. 1994 Unnamed fire 30 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 29 acres shared
  5. 1994 Unnamed fire 15 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 14 acres shared
  6. 2001 Bottom Fire Cause: Lightning 101 acres shared
  7. 2007 Bear Fire Cause: Lightning 10 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2017 Oak Fire 91,125 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 119 acres shared
  2. 2023 Kelly Fire 89,326 acres in total 908 acres shared
  3. 2023 Hurdy Gurdy Fire 2,678 acres in total 14 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Bear 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