Buckeye Fire

Wildfire in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, September 1970

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2598/buckeye-fire-1970

Key facts

Started September 27, 1970
Contained Not recorded
Burned 42,433 acres
4th largest fire of 1970
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Monterey County 42,433 acres
  2. San Luis Obispo County 753 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. 1913 Unnamed fire 134 acres in total 50 acres shared
  2. 1914 Unnamed fire 1,349 acres in total 1,264 acres shared
  3. 1921 Unnamed fire 1,242 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 856 acres shared
  4. 1922 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 171 acres shared
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 328 acres shared
  6. 1926 Unnamed fire 75 acres shared
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire 725 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 640 acres shared
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 248 acres shared
  9. 1930 Unnamed fire 1,091 acres in total 924 acres shared
  10. 1930 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 168 acres shared
  11. 1930 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 130 acres shared
  12. 1944 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 489 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1975 Miguel Fire 7,094 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 29 acres shared
  2. 1984 Unnamed fire 554 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 543 acres shared
  3. 1985 Unnamed fire 14,370 acres in total 14,108 acres shared
  4. 1996 Wild Fire 25,512 acres in total · Cause: Arson 217 acres shared
  5. 2000 Plaskett 2 Fire 5,812 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,274 acres shared
  6. 2010 Plaskett Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres shared
  7. 2020 Plaskett Fire Cause: Debris burning 2 acres shared
  8. 2020 Ridge Fire 83 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 72 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Buckeye 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