Mill Fire (2022): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	September 2, 2022
Contained	September 11, 2022, after 9 days
Burned	3,939 acres 17th largest fire of 2022
Cause	Not recorded
Buildings	118 destroyed, 26 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Siskiyou County 3,938 acres

Communities

Lake Shastina 382 acres
Weed 95 acres
Edgewood 25 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 118
Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 2
Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 5
Affected Up to 10% damaged 19

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

1924 Unnamed fire 483 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 427 acres shared
1932 Unnamed fire 243 acres in total 85 acres shared
2006 Hoy Fire 1,283 acres in total 928 acres shared
2014 Boles Fire 516 acres in total · Cause: Arson 78 acres shared
2018 Ordway Fire Cause: Debris burning 2 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Mill 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