Redwood Valley Fire

Wildfire in Mendocino County, October 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7758/redwood-valley-fire-2017

Key facts

Started October 8, 2017
Contained October 25, 2017, after 17 days
Burned 36,523 acres
12th largest fire of 2017
Cause Not recorded
Buildings 544 destroyed, 36 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Mendocino County 36,494 acres

Community

  1. Potter Valley 1 acre

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.

Buildings damaged

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 544
  2. Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 7
  3. Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 9
  4. Affected Up to 10% damaged 20

Buildings CAL FIRE inspected after the fire, by how badly each was damaged. Inspectors record homes, businesses and outbuildings within 100 meters of the fire, and cannot always reach every one, so the counts can differ slightly from other reports.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1945 Ridgewood Series Fire 259 acres in total 156 acres shared
  2. 1945 Reeves Canyon Fire 1,350 acres in total 2 acres shared
  3. 1947 N.w.p.r.r. #2 Fire 656 acres shared
  4. 1950 N.w.p.rr No.14 Fire 191 acres shared
  5. 1950 N.w.p.rr #20a Fire 5,184 acres shared
  6. 1950 U.s.g.s. Fir Fire 887 acres in total 863 acres shared
  7. 1952 Bush Creek Fire 338 acres shared
  8. 1954 Roadside #20 U.s. 101 Fire 62 acres shared
  9. 1964 Busch Creek Fire 116 acres shared
  10. 1967 Nwpr #4 Fire 484 acres shared
  11. 1971 Tomki Road Fire 896 acres in total 737 acres shared
  12. 1992 Jay Fire 335 acres shared
  13. 1993 Willits Watershed Fire 562 acres in total 133 acres shared
  14. 1995 Skull Fire 188 acres shared
  15. 2008 Rideout Fire Cause: Lightning 26 acres shared
  16. 2012 Grade Fire 51 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 2 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2021 Tomki Fire 18 acres in total 7 acres shared
  2. 2024 Pine Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 24 acres shared
  3. 2024 Reeves Fire Cause: Debris burning 6 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Redwood Valley 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