Marre Fire

Wildfire in Santa Barbara County, September 1993

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Printed October 31, 2026 from www.firezones.org/fire/4710/marre-fire-1993

Key facts

Started September 25, 1993
Contained October 8, 1993, after 13 days
Burned 43,822 acres
Largest fire of 1993
Cause Smoking
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Where it burned

County

  1. Santa Barbara County 43,822 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. A few city neighborhoods, such as Pacific Palisades, are listed too, and their land is also counted in their city.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1913 Unnamed fire 1,304 acres shared
  2. 1913 Unnamed fire 276 acres in total 158 acres shared
  3. 1914 Unnamed fire 335 acres shared
  4. 1915 Unnamed fire 375 acres in total 330 acres shared
  5. 1923 Unnamed fire 41,345 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,323 acres shared
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 185 acres shared
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire 473 acres shared
  8. 1930 Unnamed fire 251 acres in total 180 acres shared
  9. 1931 Unnamed fire 1,750 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 146 acres shared
  10. 1955 Peach Tree Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 488 acres shared
  11. 1956 Unnamed fire 209 acres shared
  12. 1963 Unnamed fire 1,553 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,329 acres shared
  13. 1966 Wellman Fire 97,118 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,787 acres shared
  14. 1966 Unnamed fire 389 acres in total 383 acres shared
  15. 1966 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 181 acres shared
  16. 1970 Unnamed fire Cause: Debris burning 148 acres shared
  17. 1977 Cachuma Fire 2,250 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,145 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2003 Happy Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 286 acres shared
  2. 2007 Zaca Fire 240,359 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,279 acres shared
  3. 2024 Lake Fire 38,610 acres in total 23,837 acres shared

And 12 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Marre 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 July 28, 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated October 19, 2026

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