Nelson Fire

Wildfire in Butte County, June 2020

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8040/nelson-fire-2020

Key facts

Started June 17, 2020
Contained June 25, 2020, after 8 days
Burned 103 acres
169th largest fire of 2020
Cause Not recorded
Buildings 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Butte County 103 acres

Community

  1. Thermalito 103 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 3
  2. Minor damage 10 to 25% 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.

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

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