Megram Fire

Wildfire in Trinity and Humboldt counties, August 1999

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Printed October 31, 2026 from www.firezones.org/fire/5435/megram-fire-1999

Key facts

Started August 23, 1999
Contained November 3, 1999, after 72 days
Burned 125,073 acres
Largest fire of 1999 and 38th largest in California's records
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Trinity County 65,820 acres
  2. Humboldt County 59,243 acres
  3. Siskiyou County 11 acres

Community

  1. Trinity Village 106 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. 1915 Unnamed fire 456 acres shared
  2. 1918 Red Cap Fire Cause: Lightning 482 acres shared
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 159 acres in total 157 acres shared
  4. 1938 Red Cap Fire 14,868 acres in total 4,297 acres shared
  5. 1951 Cedar Creek Fire 167 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 138 acres shared
  6. 1961 Mile Fire 3,074 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,977 acres shared
  7. 1974 Virgin Fire 1,075 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 791 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2008 Carey Fire 3,714 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,453 acres shared
  2. 2009 Lt-17(Backbone) Fire Cause: Lightning 5,192 acres shared
  3. 2009 Redspot Fire 1,130 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,114 acres shared
  4. 2009 Trinity Fire Cause: Lightning 391 acres shared
  5. 2013 Corral Fire Cause: Lightning 12,470 acres shared
  6. 2015 Happy Fire 68,095 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 17,715 acres shared
  7. 2015 Groves Fire Cause: Lightning 6,802 acres shared
  8. 2015 East Fire Cause: Lightning 1,531 acres shared
  9. 2015 Road Fire Cause: Lightning 378 acres shared
  10. 2015 Panther Fire Cause: Lightning 129 acres shared
  11. 2020 Red Salmon Complex 143,836 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 73,255 acres shared
  12. 2021 Monument Fire 223,108 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 129 acres shared
  13. 2022 Campbell Fire 30,133 acres in total 9,900 acres shared

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

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data