Hill Fire (2024): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	July 16, 2024
Contained	August 14, 2024, after 29 days
Burned	7,224 acres 22nd largest fire of 2024
Cause	Lightning
Buildings	1 destroyed, 0 damaged

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Where it burned

County

Humboldt County 7,224 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 1

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

1914 Unnamed fire 25 acres in total 10 acres shared
1917 Unnamed fire 100 acres in total 20 acres shared
1924 Unnamed fire 169 acres in total 134 acres shared
2008 Hell's Half Fire 15,130 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 222 acres shared
2022 Ammon Fire 11,465 acres in total 512 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Hill 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