Oak Fire

Wildfire in Siskiyou and Del Norte counties, August 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7695/oak-fire-2017

Key facts

Started August 11, 2017
Contained September 29, 2017, after 49 days
Burned 91,125 acres
2nd largest fire of 2017 and 57th largest in California's records
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Siskiyou County 69,546 acres
  2. Del Norte County 21,551 acres

Community

  1. Happy Camp 11 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. 1938 N/A Fire 55 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 53 acres shared
  2. 1942 Ten Mile Fire 95 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 54 acres shared
  3. 1955 West Fork Clear Fire Cause: Lightning 69 acres shared
  4. 1973 Wingate Fire 750 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 441 acres shared
  5. 1982 Vann Fire Cause: Debris burning 131 acres shared
  6. 1987 Ten Bald Fire 18,355 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 13,362 acres shared
  7. 1994 Jack #1 Fire 28,207 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,676 acres shared
  8. 1994 Bear Fire Cause: Lightning 2,034 acres shared
  9. 2001 Swillup Ii Fire 8,099 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 206 acres shared
  10. 2007 Jedidiah Fire 86 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 84 acres shared
  11. 2008 Headwater Fire 358 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 274 acres shared
  12. 2008 Mill Fire 65,882 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 444 acres shared
  13. 2008 Dark Fire 10,390 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,220 acres shared
  14. 2008 Nomans Fire Cause: Lightning 118 acres shared
  15. 2015 Fivemile Fire Cause: Lightning 62 acres shared
  16. 2015 Bear Fire 11,617 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 119 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2020 Slater Fire 157,430 acres in total 2,161 acres shared
  2. 2023 Prescott Fire 598 acres shared
  3. 2023 Island Fire 378 acres shared
  4. 2023 Hurdy Gurdy Fire 2,678 acres in total 70 acres shared

And 18 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Oak 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