Don Pedro R.i.escape Fire

Wildfire in Tuolumne County, August 1956

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/1500/don-pedro-riescape-fire-1956

Key facts

Started August 11, 1956
Contained Not recorded
Burned 10,401 acres
5th largest fire of 1956
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Tuolumne County 10,401 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. 1950 Jacksonville Fire 5,466 acres in total 2,617 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1957 Don Pedero Bar Fire 1,116 acres in total 439 acres shared
  2. 1999 Lightning #18 Fire 355 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 345 acres shared
  3. 2006 Pedro Fire 1,997 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,963 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Don Pedro R.i.escape 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

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