Kelly Fire

Wildfire in Del Norte County, August 2023

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8405/kelly-fire-2023

Key facts

Started August 15, 2023
Contained November 14, 2023, after 91 days
Burned 89,326 acres
2nd largest fire of 2023 and 61st largest in California's records
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Del Norte County 76,799 acres

Community

  1. Gasquet 205 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. 1916 N/A Fire 50 acres in total 49 acres shared
  2. 1917 N/A Fire 199 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 196 acres shared
  3. 1917 N/A Fire 2,970 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 503 acres shared
  4. 1918 Stone Creek Fire 119 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 59 acres shared
  5. 1919 21 Mile Post Fire 30 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 29 acres shared
  6. 1919 Monkey Creek Fire 45 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 44 acres shared
  7. 1933 N/A Fire 55 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 53 acres shared
  8. 1936 N/A Fire 55 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 28 acres shared
  9. 1952 Windy Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 93 acres shared
  10. 1975 Rock Fire 22 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 21 acres shared
  11. 1980 Patricks Fire 105 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 103 acres shared
  12. 1995 Shade Fire 75 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 46 acres shared
  13. 1996 Panther Fire 943 acres in total · Cause: Arson 605 acres shared
  14. 1999 Upper Coon Fire Cause: Equipment use 30 acres shared
  15. 2002 Biscuit Fire 501,082 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 15,107 acres shared
  16. 2002 Shelly Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 843 acres shared
  17. 2007 Pioneer Fire Cause: Lightning 25 acres shared
  18. 2015 Bear Fire 11,617 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 908 acres shared
  19. 2015 Coon Fire 5,683 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 104 acres shared
  20. 2020 Slater Fire 157,430 acres in total 274 acres shared

And 23 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Kelly 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