Sand Fire

Wildfire in Los Angeles County, July 2016

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7539/sand-fire-2016

Key facts

Started July 22, 2016
Contained August 7, 2016, after 16 days
Burned 41,383 acres
4th largest fire of 2016
Cause Equipment use
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Where it burned

County

  1. Los Angeles County 41,379 acres

Community

  1. Santa Clarita 2,174 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 506 acres shared
  2. 1919 Ravenna Fire 70,796 acres in total 28,676 acres shared
  3. 1921 Unnamed fire 908 acres in total 641 acres shared
  4. 1940 Mercy No. 132 Fire 1,358 acres in total 700 acres shared
  5. 1953 Unnamed fire 2,249 acres in total 979 acres shared
  6. 1954 Sable Fire 1,791 acres in total 1,565 acres shared
  7. 1960 Unnamed fire 1,575 acres in total 1,041 acres shared
  8. 1960 Unnamed fire 28,393 acres in total 20,365 acres shared
  9. 1968 Limerock Fire 2,859 acres in total 1,378 acres shared
  10. 1975 Pacoima/Usfs Fire 6,596 acres in total 3,202 acres shared
  11. 1975 Mill/Usfs Fire 51,220 acres in total 2,492 acres shared
  12. 1979 Dagger/Usfs Fire 767 acres shared
  13. 1980 Dagger/Usfs Fire 866 acres shared
  14. 1988 Divide Fire 3,812 acres in total 3,015 acres shared
  15. 1989 Pacy Fire 1,342 acres in total 554 acres shared
  16. 2004 Foothill Fire 5,970 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,238 acres shared
  17. 2006 Cross Fire 665 acres in total 569 acres shared
  18. 2007 North Fire 2,122 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 765 acres shared
  19. 2008 Sayre Fire 11,260 acres in total 674 acres shared
  20. 2009 Station Fire 160,833 acres in total · Cause: Arson 10,076 acres shared

And 53 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Sand 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