Logan Fire

Wildfire in San Luis Obispo County, August 1997

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5229/logan-fire-1997

Key facts

Started August 4, 1997
Contained August 16, 1997, after 12 days
Burned 49,491 acres
Largest fire of 1997
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. San Luis Obispo County 49,046 acres
  2. Santa Barbara County 349 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. 1912 Unnamed fire 8,719 acres in total 7,192 acres shared
  2. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 956 acres shared
  3. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 544 acres shared
  4. 1921 Unnamed fire 12,351 acres in total 8,493 acres shared
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire 25,637 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 14,304 acres shared
  6. 1923 Unnamed fire 8,301 acres in total 1,155 acres shared
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire 805 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 680 acres shared
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 307 acres shared
  9. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 508 acres shared
  10. 1949 Unnamed fire 4,484 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 421 acres shared
  11. 1950 Unnamed fire 706 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 641 acres shared
  12. 1956 Unnamed fire 2,781 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,375 acres shared
  13. 1957 Unnamed fire 16,628 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,258 acres shared
  14. 1957 Wilcox Fire 4,472 acres in total 3,544 acres shared
  15. 1957 Rust Fire 569 acres in total 563 acres shared
  16. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 477 acres shared
  17. 1979 Spanish Ranch Fire 1,191 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,120 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2018 Front Fire 1,013 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 933 acres shared
  2. 2025 Madre Fire 80,779 acres in total 15,311 acres shared
  3. 2025 Gifford Fire 131,614 acres in total 25,160 acres shared

And 10 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Logan 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