Willows Fire

Wildfire in Yuba County, September 2020

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8166/willows-fire-2020

Key facts

Started September 9, 2020
Contained October 13, 2020, after 34 days
Burned 1,309 acres
70th largest fire of 2020
Cause Arson
Buildings 11 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Yuba County 1,308 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 11
  2. Affected Up to 10% damaged 5

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. 1953 Sugar Loaf Fire 2,602 acres in total 708 acres shared
  2. 2017 Cascade Fire 16,141 acres in total 422 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Willows 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