Abney Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou County, August 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7691/abney-fire-2017

Key facts

Started August 10, 2017
Contained January 9, 2018, after 152 days
Burned 32,893 acres
13th largest fire of 2017
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Siskiyou County 30,944 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. 1937 Seiad Creek Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 16 acres shared
  2. 1951 Three Devils Fire 10,487 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 632 acres shared
  3. 1987 Fort/Copper Fire 30,975 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,267 acres shared
  4. 2012 Goff Fire 22,267 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9 acres shared
  5. 2012 Lick Fire 229 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Devil Fire 8,872 acres in total 17 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Abney 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