Larson Fire

Wildfire in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, August 1987

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4176/larson-fire-1987

Key facts

Started August 30, 1987
Contained September 10, 1987, after 11 days
Burned 48,087 acres
4th largest fire of 1987
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. Mariposa County 39,081 acres
  2. Tuolumne County 9,021 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. 1909 Unnamed fire 14,413 acres in total 2,602 acres shared
  2. 1909 Unnamed fire 510 acres shared
  3. 1910 Unnamed fire 9,001 acres in total 2,249 acres shared
  4. 1912 Unnamed fire 1,221 acres shared
  5. 1920 Unnamed fire 7,657 acres in total 1,324 acres shared
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 37,135 acres in total 7,307 acres shared
  7. 1926 Unnamed fire 3,915 acres shared
  8. 1927 Unnamed fire 11,854 acres in total 2,362 acres shared
  9. 1930 Unnamed fire 799 acres in total 634 acres shared
  10. 1930 Unnamed fire 429 acres shared
  11. 1931 Unnamed fire 8,130 acres in total 2,255 acres shared
  12. 1934 Unnamed fire 14,664 acres shared
  13. 1934 Unnamed fire 820 acres in total 431 acres shared
  14. 1944 Unnamed fire 2,974 acres shared
  15. 1947 Unnamed fire 2,050 acres in total 1,285 acres shared
  16. 1949 Unnamed fire 573 acres shared
  17. 1959 Briceburg Fire 2,856 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 523 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2008 Telegraph Fire 34,084 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 483 acres shared
  2. 2013 Rim Fire 256,176 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 12,038 acres shared
  3. 2018 Ferguson Fire 96,831 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 17,437 acres shared

And 31 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Larson 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