Weferling Fire

Wildfire in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties, July 1960

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/1882/weferling-fire-1960

Key facts

Started July 17, 1960
Contained Not recorded
Burned 52,173 acres
Largest fire of 1960
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. San Luis Obispo County 51,569 acres
  2. Monterey County 856 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. 1917 Unnamed fire 9,354 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,812 acres shared
  2. 1953 Sam Jones Fire 35,456 acres in total 4,838 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1966 Ocean View Fire 511 acres shared
  2. 1992 Fawn Incident Fire 565 acres in total 457 acres shared
  3. 2007 Ranch Fire 13 acres shared
  4. 2015 Deer Fire Cause: Campfire 95 acres shared
  5. 2016 Chimney Fire 46,234 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 31,416 acres shared
  6. 2018 Camp Fire Cause: Power lines 14 acres shared
  7. 2020 Gage Fire 33 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 20 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Weferling 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