Devil Fire (1954): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	October 10, 1954
Contained	Not recorded
Burned	13,094 acres 3rd largest fire of 1954
Cause	Miscellaneous

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Where it burned

County

Monterey County 13,094 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

1924 Unnamed fire 54,480 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,147 acres shared
1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 759 acres shared
1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 699 acres shared
1951 Salsipuedes Fire 806 acres in total 626 acres shared
1952 Joshua Creek Fire 2,618 acres in total 126 acres shared

Burned again

1970 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 108 acres shared
1977 Marble-Cone Fire 173,333 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,859 acres shared
1986 Bottcher Fire 2,557 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2,518 acres shared
2007 Skinner Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 18 acres shared
2008 Gallery Fire 163,607 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,159 acres shared
2016 Soberanes Fire 132,104 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 11,408 acres shared
2024 Coast Fire Cause: Equipment use 17 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Devil 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