Canyon Fire

Wildfire in Santa Barbara County, September 2016

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7575/canyon-fire-2016

Key facts

Started September 17, 2016
Contained September 27, 2016, after 10 days
Burned 12,714 acres
9th largest fire of 2016
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Santa Barbara County 12,713 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. 1974 Unnamed fire 6 acres in total 5 acres shared
  2. 1977 Honda_canyon Fire 8,526 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 4,752 acres shared
  3. 1978 Unnamed fire 260 acres in total 34 acres shared
  4. 1997 Boat_house Fire 179 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 156 acres shared
  5. 2002 Sudden Fire 7,503 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 538 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Canyon 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