Ferguson Fire

Wildfire in Tulare County, June 1977

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3035/ferguson-fire-1977

Key facts

Started June 26, 1977
Contained November 9, 1977, after 136 days
Burned 10,422 acres
6th largest fire of 1977
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Tulare County 10,421 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. 1972 Barton Pk Fire Cause: Lightning 95 acres shared
  2. 1973 Moraine C Fire 1,873 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 424 acres shared
  3. 1974 Comanche Fire 3,012 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 437 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1980 Roaring Fire 420 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6 acres shared
  2. 1988 Sugarbaby Fire Cause: Lightning 7 acres shared
  3. 2020 Moraine Fire 1,316 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 109 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Ferguson 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