Jardine Fire

Wildfire in San Diego County, June 1979

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/3172/jardine-fire-1979

Key facts

Started June 11, 1979
Contained June 12, 1979, after 1 day
Burned 11,673 acres
4th largest fire of 1979
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. San Diego County 11,672 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. 1934 Unnamed fire 1,466 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8 acres shared
  2. 1939 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 220 acres shared
  3. 1939 Unnamed fire 125 acres shared
  4. 1939 Unnamed fire 146 acres in total 25 acres shared
  5. 1944 Unnamed fire 715 acres in total 69 acres shared
  6. 1944 Unnamed fire 845 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 50 acres shared
  7. 1950 Unnamed fire 10,168 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,153 acres shared
  8. 1959 Blind Fire 1,575 acres in total 16 acres shared
  9. 1961 Unnamed fire 454 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 75 acres shared
  10. 1969 Unnamed fire 15,757 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,455 acres shared
  11. 1975 Unnamed fire 28 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 27 acres shared
  12. 1976 Unnamed fire 2,644 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,009 acres shared
  13. 1976 Gaging Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 53 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1982 Unnamed fire 121 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 103 acres shared
  2. 1982 Case Fire 121 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 42 acres shared
  3. 1990 Case Fire 2,063 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,792 acres shared
  4. 1992 Unnamed fire 419 acres in total 371 acres shared
  5. 2002 Mateo Fire 1,882 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,594 acres shared
  6. 2014 Combat Fire 1,457 acres in total 328 acres shared
  7. 2017 Jardine Fire 20 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 12 acres shared

And 2 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Jardine 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