Gulch Fire

Wildfire in Calaveras County, August 1992

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/4601/gulch-fire-1992

Key facts

Started August 16, 1992
Contained Not recorded
Burned 17,419 acres
3rd largest fire of 1992
Cause Vehicle
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Where it burned

County

  1. Calaveras County 17,418 acres

Communities

  1. Forest Meadows 912 acres
  2. Mountain Ranch 700 acres
  3. Sheep Ranch 201 acres
  4. Hathaway Pines 120 acres
  5. Avery 31 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. 1950 San Antone Fire 407 acres in total 197 acres shared
  2. 1950 Riley Fire 366 acres in total 323 acres shared
  3. 1950 Frecerro Fire 1,652 acres in total 974 acres shared
  4. 1952 Indian Creek Fire 580 acres shared
  5. 1953 High Mtn. Fire 555 acres shared
  6. 1953 San Domingo Fire Cause: Smoking 14 acres shared
  7. 1955 Oneil Creek Fire 318 acres in total 1 acre shared
  8. 1956 Sheep Ranch Fire 579 acres in total 92 acres shared
  9. 1956 San Antonio Fire 262 acres shared
  10. 1959 San Antonio Fire 343 acres shared
  11. 1966 Indian Creek Fire 430 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1996 Frecot Fire 63 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 62 acres shared
  2. 2004 Mineral Fire 879 acres in total · Cause: Arson 837 acres shared
  3. 2004 Armstrong Fire 87 acres in total · Cause: Arson 77 acres shared
  4. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 4,253 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Gulch 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