Tucker Fire (2019): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	July 28, 2019
Contained	September 16, 2019, after 50 days
Burned	14,142 acres 3rd largest fire of 2019
Cause	Miscellaneous

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Where it burned

County

Modoc County 14,142 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

1936 Cornell Fire 22,050 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,671 acres shared
1944 Jones Lake Fire 15 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5 acres shared
1965 Clear Fire Cause: Lightning 17 acres shared
1990 Dead Fire Cause: Lightning 3 acres shared
1999 Chandler Fire Cause: Lightning 83 acres shared
2007 Harvey Fire Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared
2015 Clear Fire Cause: Lightning 7 acres shared

Burned again

2021 Coyote Fire 132 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 51 acres shared
2025 Lake Fire 398 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 49 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Tucker 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