Knp Complex

Wildfire in Tulare County, September 2021

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8278/knp-complex-2021

Key facts

Started September 9, 2021
Contained December 16, 2021, after 98 days
Burned 88,257 acres
10th largest fire of 2021 and 63rd largest in California's records
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Tulare County 88,223 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

  1. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,616 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 354 acres shared
  2. 1921 Elk Creek Fire Cause: Campfire 1,551 acres shared
  3. 1922 Hospital Fire 667 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 543 acres shared
  4. 1926 Potwisha Fire Cause: Smoking 881 acres shared
  5. 1926 Kaweah Fire 34,358 acres in total · Cause: Arson 11,552 acres shared
  6. 1960 Tunnel Ra Fire 5,795 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 4,375 acres shared
  7. 1986 Baldy Fire Cause: Lightning 401 acres shared
  8. 1987 Halstead3 Fire 981 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 871 acres shared
  9. 1987 Pierce Fire Cause: Lightning 685 acres shared
  10. 1988 Buckeye Fire 3,090 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 931 acres shared
  11. 1989 Chamise Fire 276 acres in total 254 acres shared
  12. 1995 Castle Wf Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 1,646 acres shared
  13. 1996 Dorst Fire 1,460 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 302 acres shared
  14. 1996 Castle Co Fire 2,693 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,655 acres shared
  15. 1996 Hospital Fire Cause: Campfire 294 acres shared
  16. 1996 Kaweah Fire 4,655 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 236 acres shared
  17. 1997 Amphithea Fire 243 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 240 acres shared
  18. 1999 Conifer Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 263 acres shared
  19. 2003 Paradise 2 Fire Cause: Lightning 1,287 acres shared
  20. 2008 Hidden Fire 3,686 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,353 acres shared

And 57 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Knp Complex, 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