Skyline Fire

Wildfire in Kings County, April 1996

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Printed October 31, 2026 from www.firezones.org/fire/4989/skyline-fire-1996

Key facts

Started April 27, 1996
Contained April 27, 1996, after 0 days
Burned 20,568 acres
8th largest fire of 1996
Cause Power lines
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kings County 20,568 acres

Community

  1. Avenal 521 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.

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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