Delta Fire

Wildfire in Shasta and Trinity counties, September 2018

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7885/delta-fire-2018

Key facts

Started September 5, 2018
Contained October 9, 2018, after 34 days
Burned 63,506 acres
7th largest fire of 2018
Cause Miscellaneous
Buildings 42 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Shasta County 56,248 acres
  2. Trinity County 7,254 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.

Buildings damaged

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 42
  2. Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 1
  3. Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 2
  4. Affected Up to 10% damaged 1

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. 1923 Unnamed fire 148 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 15 acres shared
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 186 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 181 acres shared
  3. 1930 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 292 acres shared
  4. 1930 Unnamed fire 274 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 163 acres shared
  5. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 848 acres shared
  6. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 674 acres shared
  7. 1934 Unnamed fire 183 acres shared
  8. 1985 Delta Fire Cause: Campfire 1,781 acres shared
  9. 1999 Reptile Fire 1,668 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,607 acres shared
  10. 1999 High Fire 3,085 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,091 acres shared
  11. 2003 Pollard Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 41 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2021 Salt Fire 12,599 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,962 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Delta 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