Stone Fire (2018): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	August 15, 2018
Contained	August 29, 2018, after 14 days
Burned	39,584 acres 10th largest fire of 2018
Cause	Lightning

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Where it burned

County

Modoc County 39,584 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

1920 Cuppy Gulch Fire Cause: Lightning 70 acres shared
1929 Coffee Mill Fire Cause: Lightning 19 acres shared
1929 Page Place Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 426 acres shared
1940 Log Corral Fire 849 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 641 acres shared
1942 Unnamed fire 39 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 35 acres shared
1946 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 10 acres shared
1972 Turner Fire Cause: Lightning 105 acres shared
1972 West Lake Fire Cause: Lightning 105 acres shared
1976 Cottonwood Fire Cause: Lightning 25 acres shared
2004 Hanging Fire Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared

Burned again

2025 4-1 Washington Fire Cause: Lightning 20 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Stone 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