Laura 2 Fire (2020): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	November 17, 2020
Contained	November 23, 2020, after 6 days
Burned	2,729 acres 51st largest fire of 2020
Cause	Not recorded
Buildings	42 destroyed, 7 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Lassen County 2,729 acres

Community

Doyle 208 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

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

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

1958 Fort Sage Fire 516 acres in total 320 acres shared
2000 Turtle Mountain Fire 1,075 acres in total 25 acres shared
2003 Turtle Fire 137 acres in total 15 acres shared
2017 River Fire 71 acres in total 61 acres shared
2017 Long Valley Fire 83,581 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 365 acres shared

Burned again

2021 Sugar Fire 105,004 acres in total 2 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Laura 2 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