Little Stoney Fire

Wildfire in Colusa and Lake counties, September 1950

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/899/little-stoney-fire-1950

Key facts

Started September 3, 1950
Contained Not recorded
Burned 17,367 acres
6th largest fire of 1950
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Colusa County 9,284 acres
  2. Lake County 8,082 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. 1928 Pacific Fire 15,610 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 784 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1973 Barkerville Fire 26,428 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4 acres shared
  2. 1986 Unnamed fire Cause: Debris burning 369 acres shared
  3. 1996 Fork Fire 83,057 acres in total · Cause: Arson 8,066 acres shared
  4. 2010 Indian Fire 347 acres in total 337 acres shared
  5. 2012 Mill Fire 29,526 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,554 acres shared
  6. 2013 Indian Fire 36 acres in total 35 acres shared
  7. 2016 Reservoir Fire 153 acres in total 37 acres shared
  8. 2018 Ranch Fire 410,202 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 17,215 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Little Stoney 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