Ammon Fire

Wildfire in Humboldt County, August 2022

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8338/ammon-fire-2022

Key facts

Started August 5, 2022
Contained September 6, 2022, after 32 days
Burned 11,465 acres
7th largest fire of 2022
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Humboldt County 11,463 acres

Community

  1. Willow Creek 82 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. 1914 Unnamed fire 25 acres in total 18 acres shared
  2. 1915 Unnamed fire 24 acres in total 3 acres shared
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 100 acres in total 77 acres shared
  4. 1923 Unnamed fire 8 acres shared
  5. 1932 Ammon Prairie Fire Cause: Lightning 2 acres shared
  6. 1939 Madden Creek Fire 101 acres in total · Cause: Arson 90 acres shared
  7. 1953 Oak Knob Fire Cause: Lightning 148 acres shared
  8. 1969 Madden Fire Cause: Lightning 6 acres shared
  9. 1992 Unnamed fire 6 acres in total 5 acres shared
  10. 1992 Unnamed fire 6 acres in total 5 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2024 Hill Fire 7,224 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 512 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Ammon 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